fundamental
adjectiveBasic and essential to the nature or functioning of something.
Basic and essential
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Clear all filterscardinal
adjectiveOf primary or fundamental importance.
Fundamentally important
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cardinal virtue
nounOne of the four traditional virtues: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.
One of four traditional virtues
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crucial
adjectiveOf decisive importance to a result or decision.
Decisively important
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elemental
adjectiveBasic or essential to the nature of something.
essence
nounThe central or defining quality of something.
Defining core
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integral
adjectiveEssential to the completeness or functioning of a whole.
materialism
nounAn emphasis on possessions and physical comfort; in philosophy, the view that reality is fundamentally material.
Priority given to possessions
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philosophy
nounReasoned inquiry into fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, values, and how to live.
profound
adjectiveVery deep, intense, or showing considerable understanding.
Deep in thought or effect
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radical
adjectiveInvolving a fundamental change or a large departure from established practice.
Fundamental departure
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rudimentary
adjectiveBasic or at an early stage of development.
underlying
adjectiveForming a deeper basis or cause, sometimes not immediately obvious.
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