fundamental
Meaning of fundamental
adjective
- forming a necessary base or core; of central importance.
the protection of fundamental human rights
interpretation of evidence is fundamental to the historian's craft
- a central or primary rule or principle on which something is based.
two courses cover the fundamentals of microbiology
- a fundamental note, tone, or frequency.
late Middle English: from French fondamental, or late Latin fundamentalis, from Latin fundamentum, from fundare ‘to found’.
Information about fundamental
- The plural form of fundamental is: fundamentals.
- Languages in which fundamental is used:
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GalicianHyphenation of fundamental
fun-da-men-tal
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- fundamental is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
fundamental synonyms
Meaning cardinal:
cardinal, central, key, primal
Meaning rudimentary:
Meaning profound:
Meaning forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental:
Meaning denoting an underlying basis or principle; fundamental:
Meaning forming an essential or typical feature; fundamental:
Meaning of the most basic kind:
Meaning forming or belonging to a bottom layer or base:
Meaning forming an inherent or fundamental part of the nature of someone or something:
Meaning the part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibres:
Meaning earliest in time or order:
Meaning existing or occurring at the beginning:
Meaning present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest:
Meaning of first importance; main:
Meaning coming before all others in time or order; earliest; 1st:
Meaning relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something:
Meaning existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval:
Meaning first in order of importance; main:
Meaning most important:
Meaning (of an offence or charge) liable to the death penalty:
Meaning relating to or forming part of the structure of a building or other item:
Meaning relating to or derived from living matter:
Meaning relating to someone's nature or physical condition:
Meaning existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute:
Meaning belonging naturally; essential:
Meaning (of a habit, belief, or attitude) firmly fixed or established; difficult to change:
Meaning indispensable to the continuance of life:
Meaning fundamental or central to the nature of something or someone:
Meaning of great significance or value:
Meaning absolutely necessary:
Meaning needed to be done, achieved, or present; essential:
Meaning decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something:
Meaning of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else:
Meaning having a decisive or crucial importance in the success, failure, or existence of something:
Meaning the essential facts or principles of a subject or skill:
Meaning a thing that is absolutely necessary:
Meaning the first principles of (a subject):
Meaning the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level:
Meaning a preliminary action or event:
Meaning the decisive or most important point at issue:
Meaning the intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character:
Meaning the part of something that is central to its existence or character:
Meaning the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth:
Meaning a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. In vertebrates there may be up to four chambers (as in humans), with two atria and two:
Meaning a foundation or starting point for further work:
Meaning solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium:
Meaning preliminary or basic work:
fundamental antonyms
Meaning coming after, less important than, or resulting from someone or something else that is primary:
Meaning lacking in importance or significance:
Translation of fundamental
- Italian: fondamentale
- French: fondamental
- German: fundamental, grundlegend
- Portuguese: fundamental
- Spanish: fundamental, subyacente
Words that rhyme with fundamental
Antal, Cantal, Chantal, Prantal, Santal, antal, anteconsonantal, assonantal, atlantal, biconsonantal, biquadrantal, cantal, consonantal, covenantal, determinantal, discriminantal, dodrantal, gigantal, hidantal, interconsonantal, mantal, occipitoatlantal, octantal, plantal, postconsonantal, preconsonantal, quadrantal, quantal, remnantal, santal, semiconsonantal, sextantal, solantal, sonantal, spirantal, triconsonantal, triquadrantal, unsonantal, Continental, Emmental, Fromental, Labiodental, Occidental, Oriental, Simmental, Trental, Tzental, accidental, accompanimental, adjustmental
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