Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Unessential

Unessential , adjective

1.
Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant. — Addison
2.
Void of essence, or real being. [Rare] — Milton

Unessential , noun

Something not constituting essence, or something which is not of absolute necessity; as, forms are among the unessentials of religion.