Pronunciation: /ʌnɪˈsɛnʃəl/
adjective not absolutely necessary; not essential
A1 Water is essential for life, but soda is unessential.
A2 In survival situations, food and water are essential, while luxury items are unessential.
B1 When packing for a trip, it's important to prioritize essential items over unessential ones.
B2 The company decided to cut costs by eliminating unessential services that were not contributing to their bottom line.
C1 The professor emphasized the importance of focusing on essential information and disregarding unessential details in academic writing.
C2 The architect's minimalist design philosophy led to the elimination of all unessential elements in the building, creating a sleek and modern aesthetic.
formal The committee decided to remove the unessential details from the report to make it more concise.
informal I always skip the unessential parts of a movie and just watch the main plot.
slang I don't have time for all the unessential drama in my life.
figurative In order to focus on what truly matters, we must learn to let go of the unessential distractions.
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