Nonfunctional — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not having or performing a function

not performing or able to perform its regular function

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌɑːnfˈʌŋkʃənəl/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌɒnfˈʌŋkʃənəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌɒnfˈʌŋkʃənəl/

4 syllables Say it as /nˌɑːnfˈʌŋkʃənəl/.

Examples

a malfunctioning valve

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

malfunctioning

Antonyms

functional functioning

Parts of Speech

adjective	not having or performing a function
adjective	not performing or able to perform its regular function “a malfunctioning valve”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nicht funktionsfähig

keine Funktion haben oder ausführen

🇫🇷French

non fonctionnel

ne pas avoir ou exercer une fonction

🇪🇸Spanish

no funcional

no tener o realizar una función

🇮🇹Italian

non funzionale

non avere o svolgere una funzione

🇳🇱Dutch

niet-functioneel

geen functie hebben of uitoefenen

🇵🇹Portuguese

não funcional

não ter ou desempenhar uma função

🇷🇺Russian

нефункциональный

не иметь или не выполнять функцию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अक्रिय

कोई कार्य न करना या न करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অকার্যকর

একটি ফাংশন না থাকা বা সম্পাদন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

செயல்படாதது

ஒரு செயல்பாட்டைக் கொண்டிருக்கவில்லை அல்லது செய்யவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

పని చేయని

ఫంక్షన్‌ను కలిగి ఉండకపోవడం లేదా నిర్వహించడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अकार्यक्षम

कार्य न करणे किंवा करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિનકાર્યકારી

કાર્ય ન કરવું અથવા કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸದ

ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രവർത്തനരഹിതമായ

ഒരു ഫംഗ്‌ഷൻ ഇല്ലാത്തതോ നിർവ്വഹിക്കുന്നതോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਕਾਰਜਕਾਰੀ

ਕੋਈ ਫੰਕਸ਼ਨ ਨਾ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਨਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر فعال

فنکشن نہ ہونا یا انجام دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

非功能性的

不具有或执行某项功能

🇯🇵Japanese

機能しない

機能を持たない、または機能を実行しない

🇰🇷Korean

기능하지 않는

기능을 갖지 않거나 수행하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không có chức năng

không có hoặc thực hiện một chức năng

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ทำงาน

ไม่มีหรือปฏิบัติหน้าที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak berfungsi

tidak memiliki atau menjalankan suatu fungsi

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi gumagana

hindi pagkakaroon o gumaganap ng isang function

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berfungsi

tidak mempunyai atau melaksanakan fungsi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير وظيفية

عدم وجود أو أداء وظيفة

🇮🇷Persian

غیر کاربردی

نداشتن یا انجام دادن عملکرد

🇹🇷Turkish

işlevsiz

bir işleve sahip olmamak veya bir işlevi yerine getirmemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מתפקד

אין או מבצע פונקציה

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