functional

/fəŋkʃənəl/ adjective
10 letters3 syllables15 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
ADJECTIVE
1

Fit or ready for use or service.

“the toaster was still functional even after being dropped”

2

(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing.

“a functional set of brakes”

3

Designed for or adapted to a function or use.

“functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical”

“functional architecture”

4

Designed for or capable of a particular function or use.

“a style of writing in which every word is functional”

“functional architecture”

5

Involving or affecting function rather than physiology.

“functional deafness”

OTHER
1

Relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure.

“the problem now is not a constitutional one; it is a functional one”

“delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis”

WORD FORMS
Related formfunctionality
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
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Pig Latinunctionalfay
Starts & ends withF … L
Syllablesfunc · tion · al
SYNONYMS & RELATED16
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