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From in- +‎ essential.

inessential (not comparable)

Not essential.
Leave inessential items behind when there is a fire alarm.
Lacking essence or being.

(not essential): unnecessary, unneeded, extrinsic
(lacking essence or being): See also Thesaurus:inexistent
(both senses): nonessential, unessential

(antonym(s) of “not essential”): essential; See also Thesaurus:requisite
(antonym(s) of “lacking essence or being”): extant, existent; See also Thesaurus:existent

not essential

Bulgarian: несъществен (bg) (nesǎštestven)
Catalan: inessencial m or f; extern (ca) m, externa (ca) f
Danish: uvæsentlig (da)
Romanian: neesențial (ro) m or n, neimportant (ro) m or n

inessential (plural inessentials)

(often in plural) Something that is not essential