Meanings
adjectivederivational (comparative more derivational, superlative most derivational)
comparative more derivational · superlative most derivational
- grammarOf or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adjectivecharacterized by inflections indicating a semantic relation between a word and its base
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishderivation
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishderivational
From derivation + -al.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic اِشْتِقَاقِيّ
- اِشْتِقَاقِيّ (ištiqāqiyy)of or pertaining to derivation
Finnish derivaatio-
- derivaatio-of or pertaining to derivation
French dérivationnel
- dérivationnelof or pertaining to derivation
Hungarian derivációs, képzős
- derivációsof or pertaining to derivation
- képzősof or pertaining to derivation
- képzőszerűof or pertaining to derivation
- képzésiof or pertaining to derivation
Russian словообразова́тельный
- словообразова́тельный (slovoobrazovátelʹnyj)of or pertaining to derivation
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
derivational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derivational
MLA
“derivational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derivational. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “derivational,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derivational.
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