adj · noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/
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CMU ARPABET:K AA2 N S T AH0 T UW1 SH AH0 N AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or structure of one's body or mind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a constitutional infirmity constitutional ardour or dullness
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
For the benefit of one's constitution or health.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a constitutional walk
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Relating to the constitution or composition of something; essential, fundamental.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Relating to a legal or political constitution (“the basic law of a nation or institution; the formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institution”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
Examples
a constitutional right constitutional reforms
Brexit has rocked the foundations of the nation and plunged everyone into a state of heightened constitutional anxiety.
Some are already speculating that a constitutional crisis is brewing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
In compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
Examples
The Supreme Court ruled against the applicant and found the statute constitutional.
existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity
a constitutional inability to tell the truth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: built-in, inbuilt, inherent, integral
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
a regular walk taken as a form of exercise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: walk
History
Etymology
PIE word *ḱóm From constitution + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Constitution is derived from Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; body of fundamental principles; principle or rule (of science); creation”) from Old French constitucion (modern French constitution), a learned borrowing from Latin cōnstitūtiō, cōnstitūtiōnem (“character, constitution, disposition, nature; definition; point in dispute; order, regulation; arrangement, system”), from cōnstituō (“to establish, set up; to confirm; to decide, resolve”) (from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) + statuō (“to set up, station; to establish; to determine, fix”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh2- (“to stand (up)”))) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions), -tiōnem (accusative singular of -tiō).
Across languages
Translations
97 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Hungarian:
alkati
— belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or structure of one's body or mind
Norwegian Bokmål:
konstitusjonell
— belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or structure of one's body or mind
Arabic:
بُنْيَوِيّ
(bunyawiyy)
— for the benefit of one's constitution or health
Hungarian:
egészségügyi
— for the benefit of one's constitution or health
Hungarian:
egészségvédő
— for the benefit of one's constitution or health
Norwegian Bokmål:
helsestyrkende
— for the benefit of one's constitution or health
Norwegian Bokmål:
sunn
— for the benefit of one's constitution or health
Arabic:
دُسْتُورِيّ
(dustūriyy)
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Armenian:
սահմանադրական
(sahmanadrakan)
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Breton:
bonreizhel
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Bulgarian:
конституционен
(konstitucionen)
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Catalan:
constitucional
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Czech:
ústavní
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Danish:
forfatningsmæssig
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Danish:
konstitutionel
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Dutch:
grondwettelijk
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Dutch:
constitutioneel
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Esperanto:
konstitucia
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Finnish:
perustuslaillinen
— relating to a legal or political constitution
French:
constitutionnel
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Galician:
constitucional
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Georgian:
კონსტიტუციური
(ḳonsṭiṭuciuri)
— relating to a legal or political constitution
German:
verfassungsmäßig
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Greek:
συνταγματικός
(syntagmatikós)
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Hebrew:
חוקתי
(khuqaty)
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Hungarian:
alkotmányos
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Hungarian:
alkotmányozó
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Hungarian:
alkotmány-
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Irish:
bunreachtúil
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Italian:
costituzionale
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Kazakh:
конституциялық
(konstitusiälyq)
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Macedonian:
у́ставен
(ústaven)
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Manx:
bunraghtoil
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Norwegian Bokmål:
konstitusjonell
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Norwegian Bokmål:
grunnlovsmessig
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Norwegian Bokmål:
grunnlovsbundet
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Norwegian Nynorsk:
konstitusjonell
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Persian:
مشروطه
(mašrute)
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Polish:
konstytucyjny
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Portuguese:
constitucional
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Romanian:
constituțional
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Russian:
конституцио́нный
(konstituciónnyj)
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Serbo-Croatian:
у̏ста̄ван
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Serbo-Croatian:
ȕstāvan
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Slovak:
ústavný
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Slovak:
ústavodarný
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Spanish:
constitucional
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Swedish:
konstitutionell
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Swedish:
författningsenlig
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Swedish:
grundlagsenlig
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Turkish:
anayasal
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Tuvan:
конституциялыг
(konstitutsiyalıg)
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Ukrainian:
конституці́йний
(konstytucíjnyj)
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Yakut:
конституционнай
(konstitutsionnay)
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Yiddish:
קאָנסטיטוציאָנעל
(konstitutsyonel)
— relating to a legal or political constitution
Arabic:
دُسْتُورِيّ
(dustūriyy)
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Armenian:
սահմանադրական
(sahmanadrakan)
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Bulgarian:
конституционен
(konstitucionen)
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Catalan:
constitucional
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Czech:
ústavní
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Danish:
konstitutionel
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Danish:
forfatningsmæssig
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Dutch:
constitutioneel
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Dutch:
grondwettelijk
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Finnish:
perustuslaillinen
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
French:
constitutionnel
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Galician:
constitucional
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Georgian:
კონსტიტუციური
(ḳonsṭiṭuciuri)
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
German:
verfassungsgemäß
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
German:
verfassungsmäßig
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Greek:
συνταγματικός
(syntagmatikós)
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Hungarian:
alkotmányos
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Irish:
bunreachtúil
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Italian:
costituzionale
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Macedonian:
у́ставен
(ústaven)
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Manx:
bunraghtoil
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Norwegian Bokmål:
konstitusjonell
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Norwegian Bokmål:
grunnlovsmessig
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Norwegian Bokmål:
grunnlovsbundet
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Norwegian Nynorsk:
konstitusjonell
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Polish:
konstytucyjny
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Portuguese:
constitucional
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Romanian:
constituțional
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Russian:
конституцио́нный
(konstituciónnyj)
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Serbo-Croatian:
у̏ста̄ван
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Serbo-Croatian:
ȕstāvan
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Slovak:
ústavný
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Slovak:
ústavodarný
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Spanish:
constitucional
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Swedish:
konstitutionell
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Swedish:
författningsenlig
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Swedish:
grundlagsenlig
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Turkish:
anayasal
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Yiddish:
קאָנסטיטוציאָנעל
(konstitutsyonel)
— in compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution
Norwegian Bokmål:
konstitusjonelt monarki
— of a monarch: having a purely ceremonial role, or possessing powers limited by a constitution rather than plenary or unlimited powers
Hungarian:
egészségügyi séta
— walk taken regularly for good health and wellbeing
Norwegian Bokmål:
spasertur
— walk taken regularly for good health and wellbeing
