Definition Dictionary

Representing the most characteristic or ideal example of a type.

Of decisive importance to a result or decision.

To remove the internal organs; figuratively, to strip away essential substance.

Basic or essential to the nature of something.

To express the essential features of something briefly.

To represent the essential qualities of something.

To remove the internal organs; figuratively, to strip away essential content.

Irrelevant or not essential to the matter at hand.

Coming from outside rather than belonging to a thing's essential nature.

Basic and essential to the nature or functioning of something.

Essential or urgently necessary.

Existing as a natural or essential part of something.

Essential to the completeness or functioning of a whole.

Belonging to the essential nature of something.

Needed for a particular purpose or task.