2 entries under this word

Unessential

Un'es-sēn'tial, a.

adjective

a. 1. Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant; unnecessary.

Sense 2. Void of real being. [Rare.] Milton.

Un'es-sēn'tial, n.

noun

n. Something not constituting essence, or not of absolute necessity; as, forms are among the unessentials of religion.