essentiel

/esɑ̃sjɛl/

adjective A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. essential

Similar words

nécessaire

Close synonyms for "essential, necessary."

important

Close synonyms for "important, essential."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

esencial

esencial is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "essential."

Spanish

imprescindible

imprescindible is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "essential."

Practice

1 What does essentiel mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches essentiel?

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