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/ˈɒp.ʃə.nəl/
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/ˈɑp.ʃə.nəl/
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Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
On that beach clothing is entirely optional.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: facultative
Antonyms: compulsory, mandatory, necessary, obligatory, binding, compulsatory, decretory, forced, imperative, involuntary, nonoptional, required, unbewised, unvoluntary
Something that is not compulsory, especially part of an academic course.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
In various programming languages, a kind of variable that is assigned a specific data type but may or may not hold an actual value.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, sometimes
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: obligatory
Across languages
Translations 85 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
opsioneel
— not compulsory
Arabic :
اِخْتِيَارِيّ
(iḵtiyāriyy)
— not compulsory
Armenian :
կամընտիր
(kaməntir)
— not compulsory
Armenian :
ոչ պարտադիր
(očʻ partadir)
— not compulsory
Belarusian :
неабавязко́вы
(njeabavjazkóvy)
— not compulsory
Belarusian :
факультаты́ўны
(fakulʹtatýwny)
— not compulsory
Belarusian :
апцыяна́льны
(apcyjanálʹny)
— not compulsory
Bengali :
ঐচ্ছিক
(ōicchik)
— not compulsory
Bengali :
নফল
(nophol)
— not compulsory
Bulgarian :
незадължителен
(nezadǎlžitelen)
— not compulsory
Bulgarian :
по избор
(po izbor)
— not compulsory
Catalan :
opcional
— not compulsory
Czech :
volitelný
— not compulsory
Danish :
valgfri
— not compulsory
Danish :
frivillig
— not compulsory
Dutch :
optioneel
— not compulsory
Finnish :
valinnainen
— not compulsory
French :
optionnel
— not compulsory
French :
facultatif
— not compulsory
Georgian :
ნებაყოფლობითი
(nebaq̇oplobiti)
— not compulsory
Georgian :
არასავალდებულო
(arasavaldebulo)
— not compulsory
Georgian :
ფაკულტატიური
(paḳulṭaṭiuri)
— not compulsory
Georgian :
ფაკულტატური
(paḳulṭaṭuri)
— not compulsory
Georgian :
დისკრეციული
(disḳreciuli)
— not compulsory
Georgian :
დისპოზიტიური
(disṗoziṭiuri)
— not compulsory
German :
freiwillig
— not compulsory
German :
optional
— not compulsory
German :
wahlfrei
— not compulsory
German :
fakultativ
— not compulsory
German :
freigestellt
— not compulsory
German :
wahlweise
— not compulsory
German :
nicht zwingend vorgeschrieben
— not compulsory
German :
nicht zwingend erforderlich
— not compulsory
Greek :
προαιρετικός
(proairetikós)
— not compulsory
Greek :
κατ’ εκλογήν
(kat’ eklogín)
— not compulsory
Hindi :
वैकल्पिक
(vaikalpik)
— not compulsory
Hungarian :
választható
— not compulsory
Hungarian :
fakultatív
— not compulsory
Hungarian :
tetszőleges
— not compulsory
Hungarian :
elhagyható
— not compulsory
Hungarian :
opcionális
— not compulsory
Icelandic :
valfrjáls
— not compulsory
Italian :
facoltativo
— not compulsory
Italian :
volontario
— not compulsory
Italian :
opzionale
— not compulsory
Latin :
facultativus
— not compulsory
Norwegian Bokmål :
valgfri
— not compulsory
Norwegian Bokmål :
frivillig
— not compulsory
Norwegian Bokmål :
fakultativ
— not compulsory
Norwegian Nynorsk :
valfri
— not compulsory
Norwegian Nynorsk :
friviljug
— not compulsory
Norwegian Nynorsk :
frivillig
— not compulsory
Norwegian Nynorsk :
fakultativ
— not compulsory
Persian :
اختیاری
(extiyâri)
— not compulsory
Polish :
opcjonalny
— not compulsory
Polish :
fakultatywny
— not compulsory
Portuguese :
opcional
— not compulsory
Portuguese :
facultativo
— not compulsory
Russian :
необяза́тельный
(neobjazátelʹnyj)
— not compulsory
Russian :
факультати́вный
(fakulʹtatívnyj)
— not compulsory
Russian :
опциона́льный
(opcionálʹnyj)
— not compulsory
Serbo-Croatian :
изборно
— not compulsory
Serbo-Croatian :
изборан
— not compulsory
Serbo-Croatian :
изборна
— not compulsory
Serbo-Croatian :
izborno
— not compulsory
Serbo-Croatian :
izboran
— not compulsory
Serbo-Croatian :
izborna
— not compulsory
Spanish :
opcional
— not compulsory
Swedish :
valfri
— not compulsory
Swedish :
valfritt
— not compulsory
Swedish :
frivillig
— not compulsory
Swedish :
frivilligt
— not compulsory
Swedish :
fakultativ
— not compulsory
Swedish :
fakultativt
— not compulsory
Swedish :
volontär
— not compulsory
Tigrinya :
ኣማራጽያዊ
(ʾamaraṣyawi)
— not compulsory
Turkish :
ihtiyari
— not compulsory
Turkish :
isteğe bağlı
— not compulsory
Turkish :
istemli
— not compulsory
Turkish :
opsiyonel
— not compulsory
Turkish :
opsiyonlu
— not compulsory
Ukrainian :
необов'язко́вий
(neobovʺjazkóvyj)
— not compulsory
Ukrainian :
факультати́вний
(fakulʹtatývnyj)
— not compulsory
Ukrainian :
опціона́льний
(opcionálʹnyj)
— not compulsory
Yiddish :
ברירהדיק
(breyredik)
— not compulsory
