All 4 Uses of
essential
in
Brave New World
- "Essentially," the D.H.C. concluded, "bokanovskification consists of a series of arrests of development."
p. 6..5essentially = basically (relating to the basic nature of something)
- For of course it was essential that they should keep on going to the country, even though they hated it.
p. 23..2 *essential = necessary
- So essential when there was under-production; but in an age of machines and the fixation of nitrogen–positively a crime against society.
p. 52..5essential = necessary or important
- He opened the green suit-case; and all at once he was breathing Lenina's perfume, filling his lungs with her essential being.
p. 143..0essential = basic (relating to the basic nature of something)
Definition:
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(essential) necessary or important or relating to the basic nature of something