edificial C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌɛdəˈfɪʃəl/ UK /ˌɛdɪˈfɪʃəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of or relating to a building or edifice (rare) The architect admired the cathedral's edificial grandeur. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of or relating to a... architecturalstructural Word family Related forms edificeedifyedification Etymology AI details From Latin aedificium ('building, edifice') + -al; ultimately from aedis ('building') + facere ('to make'). aedificium Latin aedis Latin facere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # edificial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌɛdəˈfɪʃəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɛdɪˈfɪʃəl/ ## Meanings 1. of or relating to a building or edifice (rare) ## Examples - The architect admired the cathedral's edificial grandeur. ## Synonyms - architectural - structural ## Related Forms - edifice - edify - edification ## Roots and Affixes - Root: aedificium - Root: aedis - Root: facere ## Etymology From Latin aedificium ('building, edifice') + -al; ultimately from aedis ('building') + facere ('to make'). ## AI Etymology Edificial is from Latin aedificium ('building, edifice') + -al; ultimately from aedis ('building') + facere ('to make'). The ancestry passes through Latin aedificium, Latin aedis, and Latin facere. The suffix -al forms an adjective of relation, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as an adjective, it means "of or relating to a building or edifice (rare)", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include edifice, edify, and edification. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown