essentiality

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noun

The condition of being essential; a basic set of essential traits; being

Similar
essentialness
Opposite
inessentiality
OriginEnglish essential ← Late Latin essentiālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

nounessentiality (countable and uncountable, plural essentialities)

plural essentialities

  1. countableuncountableThe condition of being essential; a basic set of essential traits; being
  2. countableuncountableAn essential thing.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbasic importance

Similar
essentialness
Opposite
inessentiality
Broader
importance
Also see
basicityessentialness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰúHt
  5. Proto-Italic*ezom~*som
  6. Old Latinesum
  7. Latinsum
  8. Latin*essēns
  9. Latinessentia
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Late Latinessentiālis
  13. Englishessential
  14. Englishessentiality

From essential + -ity.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan essencialitat
  • essencialitatbeing essential
French essentialité
  • essentialitébeing essential
Italian essenzialità
  • essenzialitàbeing essential
Māori waiwai
  • waiwaibeing essential
Portuguese essencialidade
  • essencialidadebeing essential
Romanian esențialitate
  • esențialitatebeing essential
Spanish esencialidad, esencialidad
  • esencialidadbeing essential
  • esencialidadessential thing
Cite this entry
APA

essentiality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essentiality

MLA

“essentiality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essentiality. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “essentiality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essentiality.

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