optional

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.

Noun

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

Concepts

optionnel

facultatif

en option

au choix

libre

🆓

arbitraire

quelconque

Opposé de

compulsory, mandatory, necessary, obligatory, optional

Synonymes

voluntary

elective

facultative

alternative

random

not obligatory

selective

electable

eligible

extracurricular

extraneous

extrinsic

free will

if desired

inessential

needless

non-specific

opt

peripheral

permissive

substitute

unessential

unneeded

unspecified

not required

unrequired

non-obligatory

alternate

opt.

any

arbitrary

at will

discretion

discretionary

dispensable

Traductions

facoltativo

opzionale

opcional

προαιρετικός

wahlfrei

facultativo

optional

optativo

facultatief

opcional

fakultativ

opcional

optioneel

wahlweise

volontario

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɒp.ʃə.nəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From option + -al.

Phrases

The footbridge was replaced so as to incorporate optional lifts to the platforms .

La passerelle a été remplacée afin d'incorporer des ascenseurs facultatifs aux plates-formes.