functionality
/fˌʌŋkʃənˈælɪti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.70 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform.
Uncountable
noun
In trademark law, the tendency of a product design to serve a function other than the identification of the product, preventing that design from being protected as a trademark.
American usage; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Glu Mobile, who realigned its workforce towards centralized GaaS functions last year, announced earlier this month that it will shut down GameSpy Technology on May 31. The service provides multiplayer functionality for dozens of games on consoles, computers and mobile devices."
- "To appreciate the tasks and problems arising in the synthesis of the monomers it is of fundamental importance to understand that the process used must be capable of yielding organosilanes with different functionalities, since all functionalities are required for synthesis of silicones."
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 Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English functionality From functional + -ity.
Usage
- Uncountable
- American usage
- Countable