medicinal

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /məˈdɪsənəl/ UK /mɪˈdɪsɪn(ə)l/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
having healing properties; relating to medicine

The herb has long been valued for its medicinal qualities.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having healing properties;... curative healing therapeutic remedial restorative

Opposites

harmful poisonous noxious

Word family

Derived forms medicinally

Related forms medicine medical medicate medic

Etymology

From Old French medecinal, from Latin medicīnālis ('of medicine'), from medicīna ('the healing art'), from medicus ('physician'), from medērī ('to heal'). Having healing properties.

medicīna Latin medērī Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# medicinal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /məˈdɪsənəl/
**IPA (UK):** /mɪˈdɪsɪn(ə)l/

## Meanings
1. having healing properties; relating to medicine

## Examples
- The herb has long been valued for its medicinal qualities.

## Synonyms
- curative
- healing
- therapeutic
- remedial
- restorative

## Antonyms
- harmful
- poisonous
- noxious

## Derived Forms
- medicinally

## Related Forms
- medicine
- medical
- medicate
- medic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: medicīna
- Root: medērī

## Etymology
From Old French medecinal, from Latin medicīnālis ('of medicine'), from medicīna ('the healing art'), from medicus ('physician'), from medērī ('to heal'). Having healing properties.

## AI Etymology
Medicinal comes from Old French medecinal, from Latin medicīnālis ('of medicine'), from medicīna ('the healing art'), from medicus ('physician'), from medērī ('to heal'). Having healing properties. The etymological trail includes Latin medicīna, Latin medērī. The same word family includes medicinally, medicine, medical, medicate, medic. Its current adjective use means "having healing properties; relating to medicine".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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