modal

Meanings

Plural: modals

Noun

an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
A modal proposition.
A modal form, notably a modal auxiliary.
A modal verb.
A modal window, one that cannot be closed until a decision is made.
A semi-synthetic fabric, a very soft kind of rayon textile made from beech tree pulp and processed with chemicals.

Adjective Satellite

relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
- "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"

Adjective

of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode
relating to or expressing the mood of a verb
- "modal auxiliary"

Adj

Of, or relating to a mode or modus.
Of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause.
Of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided, associated with emotional moods in Ancient — and in medieval ecclesiastical — music.
In a mode which is not major or minor scale, the standard modes used in the Western musical tradition.
Of, or relating to the modality between propositions.
Relating to the statistical mode.
Having separate modes in which user input has different effects.
Requiring immediate user interaction and thus presented so that it cannot be closed or interacted behind until a decision is made.
Relating to the form of a thing rather to any of its attributes.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French modal, from Medieval Latin modālis (“pertaining to a mode”), from Latin modus (“mode”). Compare to French, Spanish, and Portuguese modal and Italian modale. By surface analysis, mod(e) + -al.

Synonyms

average, conditioning, forming, modal auxiliary, modal auxiliary verb, modal verb

Antonyms

modeless

Scrabble Score: 8

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

Words With Friends Score: 10

modal is a valid Words With Friends word