adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛkt͡ʃəɹəl/
/ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛktjəɹəl/
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CMU ARPABET:AA2 R K AH0 T EH1 K CH ER0 AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to architecture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Resembling architecture in style; seeming to have been designed (by an architect).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
architectural history
architectural design
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h2ergh-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *tétḱō Proto-Hellenic *téktōn Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn) Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn)bor. Latin architectus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Latin architectūralbor. French architecturebor. English architecture English -al English architectural From architecture + -al.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
boukundig
— pertaining to architecture
Arabic:
مِعْمَارِيّ
(miʕmāriyy)
— pertaining to architecture
Azerbaijani:
memarlıq
— pertaining to architecture
Catalan:
arquitectònic
— pertaining to architecture
Czech:
architektonický
— pertaining to architecture
Danish:
arkitektonisk
— pertaining to architecture
Dutch:
architectonisch
— pertaining to architecture
Dutch:
architecturaal
— pertaining to architecture
Dutch:
bouwkundig
— pertaining to architecture
Esperanto:
arkitektura
— pertaining to architecture
Finnish:
arkkitehtoninen
— pertaining to architecture
French:
architectural
— pertaining to architecture
West-Frisian:
boukundich
— pertaining to architecture
Georgian:
არქიტექტურული
(arkiṭekṭuruli)
— pertaining to architecture
German:
architektonisch
— pertaining to architecture
German:
Architektur-
— pertaining to architecture
Greek:
αρχιτεκτονικός
(architektonikós)
— pertaining to architecture
Hungarian:
építészeti
— pertaining to architecture
Ido:
arkitekturala
— pertaining to architecture
Italian:
architetturale
— pertaining to architecture
Italian:
architettonico
— pertaining to architecture
Kazakh:
сәулеттік
(säulettık)
— pertaining to architecture
Macedonian:
архитекто́нски
(arhitektónski)
— pertaining to architecture
Manx:
ard-obbrinagh
— pertaining to architecture
Norwegian Bokmål:
arkitektonisk
— pertaining to architecture
Norwegian Nynorsk:
arkitektonisk
— pertaining to architecture
Persian:
معماری
(me'mâri)
— pertaining to architecture
Polish:
architektoniczny
— pertaining to architecture
Polish:
architektoński
— pertaining to architecture
Polish:
architekturalny
— pertaining to architecture
Brazilian Portuguese:
arquitetônico
— pertaining to architecture
European Portuguese:
arquitetónico
— pertaining to architecture
Romanian:
arhitectonic
— pertaining to architecture
Romanian:
arhitectural
— pertaining to architecture
Russian:
архитекту́рный
(arxitektúrnyj)
— pertaining to architecture
Serbo-Croatian:
arhitekturni
— pertaining to architecture
Spanish:
arquitectónico
— pertaining to architecture
Spanish:
arquitectural
— pertaining to architecture
Swedish:
arkitektonisk
— pertaining to architecture
Turkish:
mimari
— pertaining to architecture
Ukrainian:
архітекту́рний
(arxitektúrnyj)
— pertaining to architecture
Uzbek:
meʼmoriy
— pertaining to architecture
Vietnamese:
kiến trúc
— pertaining to architecture