Definition of functional
Adjectives
designed for or capable of a particular function or use
"a style of writing in which every word is functional"
"functional architecture"
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serviceable
ready for service or able to give long service
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structural
affecting or involved in structure or construction
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useful, utilitarian
having a useful function
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nonfunctional
not having or performing a function
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unserviceable
not ready for service
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nonstructural
not structural
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cosmetic, decorative, ornamental
serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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involving or affecting function rather than physiology
"functional deafness"
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organic
involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs
relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure
it is a functional one"
"delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis"
fit or ready for use or service
"the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"
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- operable, operational, usable, useable
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serviceable
ready for service or able to give long service
designed for or adapted to a function or use
"functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"
"functional architecture"
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practical
concerned with actual use or practice
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
"a functional set of brakes"
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- operative, running, working
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functioning
performing or able to perform its regular function
Vocabulary Lists for functional
Words that contain functional
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