Noun: essentiality u,sen-shee'a-li-tee or i,sen-shee'a-li-tee
- Basic importance
"The essentiality of clean water for human survival cannot be overstated";
- essentialness
Derived forms: essentialities
See also: essential, inessential, unessential
Type of: importance, importancy [archaic]
Antonym: inessentiality