essentiality

[uh-sen-shee-al-i-tee]

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noun, plural es·sen·ti·al·i·ties for 2.

the quality of being essential; essential character.
an essential feature, element, or point.

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Origin of essentiality

First recorded in 1610–20; essential + -ity

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words

heart substance embodiment nature importance being meaning significance quintessence essentialness

Examples from the Web for essentiality

Contemporary Examples

The White House, however, does not grapple with the essentiality of good ground forces now.
There’s Only One Way to Beat ISIS: Work With Assad and Iran
Leslie H. Gelb
October 18, 2014

Historical Examples

Its essentiality to a knowledge of the political history of the times must be apparent to all who read it.
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16)
Thomas Hart Benton
Difference is their charactertheir essentialityjust as no-difference was the essentiality of their source.
Eureka:
Edgar A. Poe
Clean boots are an essentiality of society; why should I shrink from the responsibility of helping to produce them?
She and I, Volume 2
John Conroy Hutcheson