optimal
English
Etymology
From Latin optimus (“best”) + English -al.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒptɪməl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑptɪməl/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
optimal (not comparable)
- The best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.
- Finding the optimal balance between features and price is a common problem.
- 2014 August 21, Susan Stafford Kelly, “What Say You”, in Our State:
- Herewith, a brief primer in speaking basic North Carolinaese, meant to be read aloud for optimal effect.
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Noun
optimal (plural optimals)
- The best of its kind
French
Etymology
From the Latin optimum suffixed with -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
optimal (feminine optimale, masculine plural optimaux, feminine plural optimales)
Further reading
- “optimal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
optimal (strong nominative masculine singular optimaler, comparative (colloquial) optimaler, superlative (colloquial) am optimalsten)
Usage notes
The comparation forms are considered incorrect by some prescriptivists, and are widely restricted to less formal usage.
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Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch optimaal, from French optimal.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /opˈtimal/ [op̚ˈt̪i.mal]
- Rhymes: -imal
- Syllabification: op‧ti‧mal
Adjective
optimal (comparative lebih optimal, superlative paling optimal)
Derived terms
- dioptimalkan
- keoptimalan
- mengoptimalkan
- pengoptimal
- pengoptimalan
- teroptimalkan
- seoptimal mungkin
Related terms
Further reading
- “optimal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French optimal. By surface analysis, optim + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /op.tiˈmal/
Adjective
optimal m or n (feminine singular optimală, masculine plural optimali, feminine/neuter plural optimale)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | optimal | optimală | optimali | optimale | ||
| definite | optimalul | optimala | optimalii | optimalele | |||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | optimal | optimale | optimali | optimale | ||
| definite | optimalului | optimalei | optimalilor | optimalelor | |||
References
- “optimal”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
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- Romanian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- (grow)
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