functionalist

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/ˈfʌŋkʃənəlɪst/

noun

One who believes in functionalism.

“functionalist architecture”

OriginEnglish functional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French function →
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Meanings

nounfunctionalist (plural functionalists)

plural functionalists

  1. One who believes in functionalism.
adjectivefunctionalist (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to functionalism.

    functionalist architecture

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰewg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰunégti
  3. Proto-Italic*fungōr
  4. Latinfungor
  5. Latinfūnctiō
  6. Old Frenchfonction
  7. Middle Frenchfunction
  8. Englishfunction
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishfunctional
  12. Englishfunctionalist

From functional + -ist.

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Translations

Czech funkcionalista, funkcionalistický
  • funkcionalistaone who believes in functionalism
  • funkcionalistickýrelating to functionalism
Norwegian Bokmål funksjonalistisk
  • funksjonalistiskrelating to functionalism
Swedish funktionalistisk
  • funktionalistiskrelating to functionalism
Cite this entry
APA

functionalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/functionalist

MLA

“functionalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/functionalist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “functionalist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/functionalist.

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