essentiality

2 definitions found

essentiality - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Essentiality \Es*sen`ti*al"i*ty\, n.
     The quality of being essential; the essential part. --Jer.
     Taylor.
     [1913 Webster]

essentiality - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  essentiality
      n 1: basic importance [syn: essentiality, essentialness]
           [ant: inessentiality]