essentially

Definition of essentially in English English dictionary: in an essential manner; in essence; {a} absolutely, necessarily, truly; emphasis You use essentially to emphasize a quality that someone or something has, and to say that it is their most important or basic quality. It's been believed for centuries that great writers, composers and scientists are essentially quite different from ordinary people Essentially, vines and grapes need water, heat and light. = fundamentally; vagueness You use essentially to indicate that what you are saying is mainly true, although some parts of it are wrong or more complicated than has been stated. His analysis of urban use of agricultural land has been proved essentially correct Essentially, the West has only two options. used when stating the most basic facts about something = basically; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"; basically, fundamentally; mainly, primarily; In an essential manner or degree; in an indispensable degree; really; as, essentially different; in essence; effectively
essential: Very important; of high importance
essential: A fundamental ingredient
essential: Necessary
essential: Such that each complementary region is irreducible, the boundary of each complementary region is incompressible by disks and monogons in the complementary region, and no leaf is a sphere or a torus bounding a solid torus in the manifold
essential: Something that is essential is extremely important or absolutely necessary to a particular subject, situation, or activity. It was absolutely essential to separate crops from the areas that animals used as pasture As they must also sprint over short distances, speed is essential Jordan promised to trim the city budget without cutting essential services. = crucial
essential: {a} necessary, very important, pure
essential: {n} existence, a chief point or thing
essential: That which is essential; first or constituent principle; as, the essentials of religion
essential: Idiopathic; independent of other diseases
essential: Being necessary
essential: Containing the essence or characteristic portion of a substance, as of a plant; highly rectified; pure; hence, unmixed; as, an essential oil
essential: The essentials are the things that are absolutely necessary for the situation you are in or for the task you are doing. The flat contained the basic essentials for bachelor life
essential: being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; "essential oil
essential: Necessary (e g , certain food elements are necessary for the body's functions)
essential: Being in the basic form; showing its essence
essential: Necessary; indispensable; said of those tones which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental or passing tones
essential: A necessary ingredient
essential: The essential aspects of something are its most basic or important aspects. Most authorities agree that play is an essential part of a child's development In this trial two essential elements must be proven: motive and opportunity. = fundamental
essential: basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"
essential: Of essence; vitally necessary, indispensable
essential: In low-dimensional topology, a non-trivial kind of curve or surface in a manifold that only sometimes exists An essential sphere in a 3-manifold, for example, is a sphere that does not bound a ball
essential: basic and fundamental; "the essential feature" absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker" being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; "essential oil
essential: absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker"
essential: Existence; being
essential: absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker"
essential: being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; "essential oil"
essential: The essentials are the most important principles, ideas, or facts of a particular subject. the essentials of everyday life, such as eating and exercise
essential: Being of high importance
essential: That which is deemed necessary to the public interest after all alternatives have been considered
essential: anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"
essential: of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
essential: Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is
essential: Standards which directly affect and have fundamental impact on the work product of the laboratory or the integrity of the evidence
essential: Hence, really existing; existent
essential: necessary; cannot function without
essential: absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed
essential: {s} necessary, needed, fundamental, impossible to live without
essential: applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; "substantive law"
essential: Important in the highest degree; indispensable to the attainment of an object; indispensably necessary
essential: imperative