Definition of COMMUNAL

communal

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • for or by a group rather than individuals; - Paul Roche
    • "dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew"
    • "a communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared"

Adjective

  • relating to a small administrative district or community
    • "communal elections in several European countries"

Adj

  • Pertaining to a community or a commune.
  • Shared by a community; public.
  • Defined by religious ideas; based on religion.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French communal, from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin commūnis. Doublet of cominal.

Antonyms

secular

Scrabble Score: 14

communal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
communal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
communal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

communal is a valid Words With Friends word