Definition of OPTIONAL

optional

Meanings

Plural: optionals

Adjective

  • possible but not necessary; left to personal choice

Adj

  • Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.

Noun

  • Something that is not compulsory, especially part of an academic course.
  • In various programming languages, a kind of variable that is assigned a specific data type but may or may not hold an actual value.

Origin / Etymology

From option + -al.

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

optional is a valid Words With Friends word