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functionality

noun · 4 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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1

noun

Meaning 1

The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, uncountable

Topics: law

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The presence of a functional group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

capable of serving a purpose well

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • software with greater functionality

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: practicality

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French fonction Middle French functionbor. English function 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.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: funcionalitat — ability
  • Chinese Mandarin: 功能 (gōngnéng) — ability
  • Chinese Mandarin: 功能性 (gōngnéngxìng) — ability
  • Czech: funkčnost — ability
  • Danish: funktionalitet — ability
  • Dutch: functionaliteit — ability
  • Finnish: toimivuus — ability
  • Finnish: toiminnallisuus — ability
  • French: fonctionnalité — ability
  • Galician: funcionalidade — ability
  • Georgian: ფუნქციურობა (punkciuroba) — ability
  • Georgian: ფუნქციონალურობა (punkcionaluroba) — ability
  • German: Funktionalität — ability
  • Greek: λειτουργικότητα (leitourgikótita) — ability
  • Hindi: क्रियात्मकता (kriyātmaktā) — ability
  • Hungarian: funkcionalitás — ability
  • Indonesian: fungsionalitas — ability
  • Italian: funzionalità — ability
  • Japanese: 機能性 (kinōsei) — ability
  • Korean: 기능 (gineung) — ability
  • Norwegian Bokmål: funksjonalitet — ability
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: funksjonalitet — ability
  • Polish: funkcjonalność — ability
  • Portuguese: funcionalidade — ability
  • Romanian: funcționalitate — ability
  • Russian: функциона́льность (funkcionálʹnostʹ) — ability
  • Serbo-Croatian: funkcionalnost — ability
  • Spanish: funcionalidad — ability
  • Swedish: funktionalitet — ability
  • Ukrainian: функціона́льність (funkcionálʹnistʹ) — ability
  • Hungarian: értékűség — the presence of a functional group
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