functional: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 15 letter points · starts with F · ends with L
Meaning of functional
adj
In good working order.
Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
Example: That sculpture is not merely artistic, but also functional: it can be used as a hatrack.
Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture.
Example: A functional construction element generally must meet higher technical but lower aesthetical requirements.
Of or relating to one's role or office; official.
Example: functional responsibilities
Source: Wiktionary — functional.
noun
A function that takes a function as its argument; more precisely, a function whose argument varies in a space of (real- or complex-valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space.
Example: An example of a functional is the definite integration of integrable real functions in a real interval.
A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.
An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).
Listed forms: functionals.
Source: Wiktionary — functional.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for functional.
adjective
fit or ready for use or service
- usable
- useable
- operable
- operational
adjective
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is functional in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of functional
F(4) + U(1) + N(1) + C(3) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 15 points.
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Anagrams of functional
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from functional
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