How do you pronounce functional?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʌŋkt͡ʃənəl/.

functional

/ˈfʌŋkt͡ʃənəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: func-tion-al
IPA: /ˈfʌŋkt͡ʃənəl/

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Meaning

adj

In good working order.

adj

Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.

adj

Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture.

adj

Of or relating to one's role or office; official.

adj

Characterizing functioning in environment, being symptoms that do not presuppose alteration of organic structure.

adj

Optimized for all-around physiological benefit.

adj

Of or relating to a function or functions.

adj

Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.

Example Sentences

"While we assume that phonological subsyllabic units are functional prior to reading skill, we have not ruled out a possible interaction with the writing system."
"That sculpture is not merely artistic, but also functional: it can be used as a hatrack."
"The two are often one and the same, says Walt Thompson, professor of kinesiology at Georgia State University and lead author of the ACSM survey – although functional fitness can apply to the younger generation as well."
"A functional construction element generally must meet higher technical but lower aesthetical requirements."
"functional responsibilities"
"The clinical differentiation between functional and organic disease is at times difficult to establish, because, presumptively, in the beginning, at least, all organic disease is preceded by a physiologic perversion, that is, functional alteration, which may or may not be apparent with our present diagnostic limitations. […] Though benign rhythmic disturbances, such as premature contractions or paroxysmal tachycardia, do occur, it is notoriously difficult and still the subject of argument whether these may be called functionally benign or whether they may prove to have organic significance. […] The lack of opportunity for the medical student to observe the functional states in the medical school clinics and hospital practice, because of lack of space, or interest in their care in intramural teaching, is, I believe, a most forceful argument for a period of extramural practice under intelligent tutelage."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-der. Proto-Italic *fungōr Latin fungor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fūnctiō Old French fonction Middle French functionbor. English function Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English functional From function + -al.

Inflected Forms

more functional (comparative) most functional (superlative) functionals (plural)

Derived Forms

afunctional amphifunctional anatomofunctional antifunctional bifunctional biofunctional biofunctionalization cofunctional ecofunctional eigenfunctional equifunctional eufunctional

Phrases

functional beverage functional constituency functional drink functional equivalence functional graph functional linguistics functional load functional medicine

Frequently Paired Words

function functional anatomy functional application functional bombing functional constraint functional decomposition functional dependency functional design

Synonyms

pure functioning working utilitarian functional in working order operational running like a top up

Antonyms

imperative dysfunctional non-functional nonfunctional unfunctional organic out of order

Rhymes With

dysfunctional