Hyphenation of essential

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word essential ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

es-sen-tial

Definitions of essential :

1.
Anything indispensable
Food and shelter are necessities of life The essentials of the good life Allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions A place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained
2.
Absolutely necessary
Vitally necessary Essential tools and materials Funds essential to the completion of the project An indispensable worker
3.
Basic and fundamental
The essential feature
4.
Of the greatest importance
The all-important subject of disarmament Crucial information In chess cool nerves are of the essence
5.
Being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc
Essential oil
6.
Defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
Substantive law

Synonyms of essential :

adj indispensable, necessary
adj essential, basal, basic, primary, biogenic, constituent, constitutional, constitutive, organic, must, no-frills, staple, substantial, substantive, in essence, virtual, vital, life-sustaining, crucial, important, important, of import, indispensable, intrinsic, intrinsical, necessary, primary, unexpendable
adj all-important, all important, crucial, of the essence, important, of import
adj substance, matter
adj substantive
adj unexpendable
noun necessity, requirement, requisite, necessary, thing

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