Inessential (adjective)

Not essential or necessary; not important or necessary.

Origin:

From latin in- (not) + essentialis (essential), from esse (to be).

Examples:

  1. He considers his collection of rare stamps to be inessential.
  2. Many people consider vacations to be inessential luxuries.
  3. The company has made a number of inessential cutbacks to save money.
  4. She felt that the meeting was inessential and declined the invitation.
  5. The inessential details can be omitted from the report.
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