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essentiality

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

/ əˌsɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti /

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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

Words nearby essentiality

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How to use essentiality in a sentence

The White House, however, does not grapple with the essentiality of good ground forces now.
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Clean boots are an essentiality of society; why should I shrink from the responsibility of helping to produce them?
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Mr Williams work has a splendid detachment and a splendid essentiality.
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Difference is their charactertheir essentialityjust as no-difference was the essentiality of their source.
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Its essentiality to a knowledge of the political history of the times must be apparent to all who read it.
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