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