hierarchical C1 Topic:Register & Style US /ˌhaɪˈɹɑɹkɪkəl/ UK /ˌhaɪəˈɹɑːkɪkəl/ See IPA manual Freq #56694 Meanings 1 adj classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers It has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art. 2 adj Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades. It has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · classified according to... hierarchalhierarchic Word family Derived forms ahierarchicalantihierarchicalhierarchicalismmonohierarchicalmultihierarchicalnonhierarchicalpolyhierarchicalprehierarchicalunhierarchical Related forms hierarchhierarchalhierarchichierarchicallyhierarchy Common collocations hierarchical menu Adjective + noun Etymology From hierarchy + -ical, compare French hiérarchique. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hierarchical **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌhaɪˈɹɑɹkɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌhaɪəˈɹɑːkɪkəl/ **Frequency rank:** 56694 ## Meanings 1. classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers 2. Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades. ## Examples - It has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art. - It has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art. ## Synonyms - hierarchal - hierarchic ## Derived Forms - ahierarchical - antihierarchical - hierarchicalism - monohierarchical - multihierarchical - nonhierarchical - polyhierarchical - prehierarchical - unhierarchical ## Related Forms - hierarch - hierarchal - hierarchic - hierarchically - hierarchy ## Etymology From hierarchy + -ical, compare French hiérarchique. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown