Standard Lemma guide

informational

adj · 2 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃənəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃənəl/
  • Australian: /ˌɪnfəˈmæɪʃənəl/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N F ER0 M EY1 SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH0 N F AO1 R M EY1 SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Designed to or able to impart information; possessing information.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The subway map was quite informational, allowing us to determine the most efficient route to our destination.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to or having the nature of information

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmō Latin īnfōrmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. Middle English enformacioun English information English -al English informational From information + -al.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَعْلُومَاتِيّ (maʕlūmātiyy) — giving, related to information
  • Belarusian: інфармацы́йны (infarmacýjny) — giving, related to information
  • Catalan: orientatiu — giving, related to information
  • French: informationnel — giving, related to information
  • Georgian: ინფორმაციული (inpormaciuli) — giving, related to information
  • Hungarian: információs — giving, related to information
  • Kazakh: ақпараттық (aqparattyq) — giving, related to information
  • Polish: informacyjny — giving, related to information
  • Romanian: informațional — giving, related to information
  • Russian: информацио́нный (informaciónnyj) — giving, related to information
  • Ukrainian: інформаці́йний (informacíjnyj) — giving, related to information
Real reading context

informational in complete knowledge articles