Words / B1

FUNGKSH-uh-nl/ˈfʌŋkʃənl/

Functional means working as it should, or designed to be practical: a functional website; functional furniture; still functional. Working is everyday; practical is close for design. Broken is an opposite. Do not call a beautiful but broken lift functional. IT tickets: the portal is not functional.

Meaning

Working as it should; also designed to be practical rather than attractive.

Examples

• “The lifts were not functional during the morning peak.”
• “The classroom furniture is functional rather than fashionable.”

Good to know

still functional; a functional + noun. Everyday: working. Design: practical. Opposite: out of order / broken. IT: the system is not functional.

Near in meaning

working

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