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inessentiality

inessentiality

9.6
A state in which something is not necessary
  • noun
  • /ˌɪnɪˌsɛnʃiˈælɪti/
translation icon : innecesariedad
  • The inessentiality of certain details allowed the report to remain concise.

Examples

  • He questioned the inessentiality of the extra paperwork imposed by the committee.

  • Some critics highlight the inessentiality of decorative features in modern architecture.

  • The inessentiality of that detail was clear to everyone.

  • Isn't the inessentiality of those features obvious?

  • He questioned the inessentiality of the extra paperwork imposed by the committee.

  • Some critics highlight the inessentiality of decorative features in modern architecture.

  • The inessentiality of certain details allowed the report to remain concise.

Synonyms

irrelevance
vsinessentiality
10 5.3

Something not related to the main topic

is about lacking essential importance rather than mere unrelatedness
insignificance
vsinessentiality
7 5.8

A state of not being important or having little effect

focuses on absence of essential status rather than only low impact
irrelevancy
vsinessentiality
5 6.6

Something not connected to the main topic

focuses on missing essential importance rather than simple lack of connection
pointlessness
vsinessentiality
2 6.2

A state when something has no purpose or use

concerns lack of essential importance rather than absence of purpose or use
unimportance
vsinessentiality
1 4.6

A situation or thing that is not worth much attention

is about lack of being essential rather than simple low importance
nonnecessity
vsinessentiality
7.4

A thing you do not need

is the general quality of not being essential rather than naming a thing
unnecessity
vsinessentiality
8.4

A thing or situation that is not needed

is the broader state of not being essential rather than naming a particular thing
needlessness
vsinessentiality
6.2

A situation where something is not needed

is about lack of fundamental importance rather than merely being not required
superfluousness
vsinessentiality
8.4

Being more than what is needed

is lack of core importance rather than excess beyond need
extraneousness
vsinessentiality
9.9

The fact of not being related or important to the main point

focuses on lack of essential quality rather than being merely unrelated
immateriality
vsinessentiality
9.7

Not important to the subject or discussion

refers to lack of essential importance rather than only relation to the matter
insubstantiality
vsinessentiality
9.2

A lack of being real, strong, or convincing

refers to lack of essential importance rather than physical or real weakness

Antonyms

663 1.0

A quality that makes something have great value or effect

How much something is needed

How Essential

necessity
274 2.0
inessentiality
9.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

inessentiality = inessential (transparent) = in + essential + ity

This is a standard noun formation from the adjective 'inessential' meaning the state or quality of being inessential.

Etymology

Inessentiality comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and essential meaning 'necessary' or 'very important'. So, inessentiality means 'the state of not being important'.