essential
adjective
absolutely necessary; indispensable.
essentialness
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a word derived from
essential.
Example Sentences
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“If I can’t convince you about the essentialness of wrestling with questions of democracy and authoritarianism today, when can I?” said co-editor Will Dobson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
As quickly as we're learning about the essentialness of these systems, though, we're also actively destroying them with a variety of unsustainable practices.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2021
Elon Musk, SpaceX’s South African-born founder, has become a flash point in a civil rights crisis as well, this one over the inequities of essentialness laid bare by the novel coronavirus.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 5, 2020
Is there an essentialness of justice, or a prancing view of it?
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2018
By emphasising the contrary opinion, and insisting upon their essentialness to plant-life, he gave to agricultural research a fresh impetus upon the right lines.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
