optional

optional

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English

Etymology

option +‎ -al

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒp.ʃə.nəl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑp.ʃə.nəl/

Adjective

optional (not comparable)

  1. Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
    Synonyms: facultative; see also Thesaurus:optional
    Antonyms: compulsory, mandatory, obligatory; see also Thesaurus:compulsory

Antonyms

  • non-optional, nonoptional

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: optioneel
    • Indonesian: opsional

Translations

Noun

optional (plural optionals)

  1. Something that is not compulsory, especially part of an academic course.
  2. (programming, sometimes capitalized) In various programming languages, a kind of variable that is assigned a specific data type but may or may not hold an actual value.

Anagrams

  • Politano

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔptsɪ̯oˈnaːl/
  • Hyphenation: op‧ti‧o‧nal

Adjective

optional (strong nominative masculine singular optionaler, not comparable)

  1. optional

Declension

Further reading

  • “optional” in Duden online
  • “optional” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English optional.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔp.ʃo.nal/
  • Rhymes: -ɔpʃonal

Noun

optional m (invariable)

  1. optional accessory
  2. handicap (horse racing)

References

Anagrams

  • pilotano

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