essentiality

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

noun

, plural es·sen·ti·al·i·ties

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of essentiality¹

First recorded in 1610–20; essential + -ity

Example Sentences

The White House, however, does not grapple with the essentiality of good ground forces now.

From The Daily Beast

You are made to feel the non-essentiality of the stress of the flesh in the true places of spiritual existence.

From Project Gutenberg

Clean boots are an essentiality of society; why should I shrink from the responsibility of helping to produce them?

From Project Gutenberg

Mr Williams work has a splendid detachment and a splendid essentiality.

From Project Gutenberg

Difference is their charactertheir essentialityjust as no-difference was the essentiality of their source.

From Project Gutenberg

Its essentiality to a knowledge of the political history of the times must be apparent to all who read it.

From Project Gutenberg