architectural

Also spelled architectooralooral

US /ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛkt͡ʃəɹəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #18066

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to the design and construction of buildings.

The cathedral is famous for its bold architectural style.
2

adj
Looking like carefully designed architecture; strikingly structured.

The dress had clean, architectural lines that gave it a sculptural look.

Thesaurus

Word family

Derived forms angioarchitecturalantiarchitecturalarchitecturalismarchitecturalizationarchitecturalizearchitecturallychemoarchitecturalcytoarchitecturalhistoarchitecturalimmunoarchitecturalmacroarchitecturalmicroarchitectural

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Phrases (1)

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architectural ornament
a decorative feature added to a building

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From architecture + -al.

Topics

Describing Qualities Architecture & Buildings Word Formation & Derivatives

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# architectural

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛkt͡ʃəɹəl/
**Frequency rank:** 18066

## Meanings
1. Relating to the design and construction of buildings.
2. Looking like carefully designed architecture; strikingly structured.

## Examples
- The cathedral is famous for its bold architectural style.
- The dress had clean, architectural lines that gave it a sculptural look.

## Derived Forms
- angioarchitectural
- antiarchitectural
- architecturalism
- architecturalization
- architecturalize
- architecturally
- chemoarchitectural
- cytoarchitectural
- histoarchitectural
- immunoarchitectural
- macroarchitectural
- microarchitectural

## Etymology
From architecture + -al.

## AI Etymology
Architectural is from architecture + -al. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include relating to the design and construction of buildings and looking like carefully designed architecture; strikingly structured. The wider family includes derived forms such as angioarchitectural, antiarchitectural, architecturalism, architecturalization, and architecturalize.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Architecture & Buildings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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