essentiality

Other forms: essentialities

Definitions of essentiality
  1. noun
    basic importance
    synonyms: essentialness
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    antonyms:
    inessentiality
    not of basic importance
    types:
    vitalness
    the quality of being essential to maintain life
    indispensability, indispensableness, vitalness
    the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without
    type of:
    importance
    the quality of being important and worthy of note
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