2a : of the utmost importance : basic, indispensable, necessary an essential requirement for admission to collegeb : being a substance that is not synthesized by the body in a quantity sufficient for normal health and growth and that must be obtained from the diet a vegetable oil rich in essential fatty acids â see also essential fatty acid â ...
Meaning of âcronyismâ in the English Dictionary. See all translations. uk â /ËkrÉÊ.ni.Éªzm/ us â /ËkroÊ.ni.Éªzm/ disapproving. âº the situation in which someone important gives jobs to friends rather than to independent people who have the necessary skills and experience.
informal, derogatory. A close friend or companion. âhe went gambling with his croniesâ. âWhen I'm out with my grandfather and his cronies, they all seem to leer at me and behave like horny stags in rutting season.â. âCritics dismissed him as a political crony with little emergency-services experience.â.