optional

English Online Dictionary. What means optional‎? What does optional mean?

English

Etymology

From 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