Facultative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to the mental faculties

able to exist under more than one set of conditions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈækəltətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈakəltətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈakəltətˌɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /fˈækəltətˌɪv/.

Examples

a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte
a facultative enactment
facultative courses in the sciences

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

obligate

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to the mental faculties
adjective	able to exist under more than one set of conditions “a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte”
adjective	granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something “a facultative enactment”
adjective	not compulsory “facultative courses in the sciences”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fakultativ

von oder im Zusammenhang mit den geistigen Fähigkeiten

🇫🇷French

facultatif

de ou relatif aux facultés mentales

🇪🇸Spanish

facultativo

Perteneciente o relativo a las facultades mentales.

🇮🇹Italian

facoltativo

o relativo alle facoltà mentali

🇳🇱Dutch

facultatief

van of met betrekking tot de mentale vermogens

🇵🇹Portuguese

facultativo

de ou relacionado com as faculdades mentais

🇷🇺Russian

факультативный

умственных способностей или относящихся к ним

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऐच्छिक

या मानसिक क्षमताओं से संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুষঙ্গী

মানসিক অনুষদের বা এর সাথে সম্পর্কিত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆசிரியர்

அல்லது மன திறன்களுடன் தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

అధ్యాపక

మానసిక సామర్థ్యాలకు సంబంధించిన లేదా

🇮🇳Marathi

फॅकल्टीव्ह

मानसिक क्षमतांचे किंवा संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રાયોગિક

માનસિક ફેકલ્ટીઓનું અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧ್ಯಾಪಕ

ಅಥವಾ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫാക്കൽറ്റേറ്റീവ്

മാനസിക കഴിവുകളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੈਕਲਟੀਟਿਵ

ਦੇ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਫੈਕਲਟੀ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

تخلیقی

ذہنی صلاحیتوں کا یا اس سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

兼性的

属于或关于智力的

🇯🇵Japanese

任意の

精神機能の、または精神機能に関連する

🇰🇷Korean

선택적

정신 능력의 또는 이와 관련된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tùy ý

của hoặc liên quan đến khả năng tâm thần

🇹🇭Thai

ปัญญา

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับความสามารถทางจิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

fakultatif

dari atau berkaitan dengan kemampuan mental

🇲🇾Malay

fakultatif

daripada atau berkaitan dengan fakulti mental

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اختياري

أو المتعلقة بالقدرات العقلية

🇮🇷Persian

اختیاری

از یا مربوط به قوای ذهنی

🇹🇷Turkish

isteğe bağlı

zihinsel fakültelerle ilgili veya bunlarla ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

פקולטטיבי

של או הקשורים ליכולות הנפשיות

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