Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonfunctional

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
non-func-tion-al
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not a function in the mathematical sense.

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- 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 English nonfunctional From non- + functional.

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Questions

What does nonfunctional mean?
Not functional; useless; broken.
Where does nonfunctional come from?
Etymology tree English non- 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 English nonfunctional From non- + functional.

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