optional
Meaning of optional
noun
- Something that is not compulsory, especially part of an academic course.
- (sometimes capitalized) In various programming languages, a kind of variable that is assigned a specific data type but may or may not hold an actual value.
- Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
On that beach clothing is entirely optional.
Information about optional
- The plural form of optional is: optionals.
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Hyphenation of optional
op-tional
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- optional is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
optional synonyms
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optional antonyms
Meaning :
compulsory, mandatory, obligatory
Translation of optional
- French: optionnel
- German: optional, wahlfrei, fakultativ
- Italian: facoltativo, opzionale
- Spanish: opcional, electivo
Anagrams of optional
Words that rhyme with optional
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