Definition of essentials

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  • essentials is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • essentials is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • essentials is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of essentials

  • anything indispensable (noun)

    Examples

    1. the essentials of the good life

    Synonyms

    1. necessary
    2. necessity
    3. requirement
    4. requisite
  • of the greatest importance (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. all-important
    2. all important
    3. crucial
    4. of the essence
  • absolutely necessary; vitally necessary (adjective)

    Examples

    1. essential tools and materials
    2. funds essential to the completion of the project

    Synonyms

    1. indispensable
  • defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. substantive
  • basic and fundamental (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the essential feature
  • being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc ()

    Examples

    1. essential oil

See definition of essentials in Merriam Webster