Essential and Nature

Essential

Essential noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

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Nature and essential are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nature" instead a noun "Essential".

Nature noun - The set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others.

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Essential and nature are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Essential" instead a noun "Nature".

Nearby Words: natural, naturally

good	good essential	good nature
bad	bad essential	bad nature

Some claim that ethics and empathy are a direct consequence of individual weakness, and thus improving humankind would mean that an essential part of human nature will be lost in the process.

Source: Transhuman
Ironic Echo: Monsoon delivers a monologue to Raiden about how the strong preying upon the weak is just nature running its course, war is the way things have to be because it is an essential part of our nature to dominate others.

Source: Video Game / Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
He justifies this by mostly hunting what he considers "lesser races." (Incidentally, he applies this racism to himself—as a Cossack, he believes that savagery is an essential part of his nature.)

Source: Politically Incorrect Villain

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