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op·tion·al

 (ŏp′shə-nəl)
adj.
Left to choice; not compulsory or automatic.
op′tion·al·ly adv.
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optional

(ˈɒpʃənəl)
adj
possible but not compulsory; left to personal choice
ˈoptionally adv
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op•tion•al

(ˈɒp ʃə nl)

adj.
left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
[1755–65]
op′tion•al•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.optional - possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
obligatory - morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"
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optional

adjective voluntary, open, discretionary, possible, extra, elective, up to the individual, noncompulsory Some people feel sex education should remain an optional school subject.
required, compulsory, mandatory, obligatory, de rigueur (French)
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optional

adjective
Not compulsory or automatic:
discretionary, elective, facultative.
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Translations
volitelný
valgfrivalgfrit
valinnainen
neobavezan
szabadon választhatóválasztható
valfrjáls
自由選択の
자유선택의
nepovinnývoliteľný
izbiren
valfri
ซึ่งเป็นทางเลือก
tùy chọn

optional

[ˈɒpʃənl] ADJ [course, subject] → optativo, facultativo; [part, accessory] → opcional
that is completely optional → eso es completamente opcional
optional extra (Aut) → accesorio m opcional, extra m
"dress optional" → no se requiere (ir de) etiqueta
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

optional

[ˈɒpʃənəl] adj
[course, subject] → optionnel(le)
[feature, extra] → en option
optional extras → accessoires mpl en option, options fploptions market n → marché m des options
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

optional

adj (= not compulsory) → freiwillig; (= not basic) trim, mirror etc → auf Wunsch erhältlich; “evening dress optional” → „Abendkleidung nicht Vorschrift“; “fancy dress optional” → „kein Kostümzwang“; optional extras → Extras pl; the cigar lighter is an optional extra → der Zigarettenanzünder wird auf Wunsch eingebaut; optional subject (Sch, Univ) → Wahlfach nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

optional

[ˈɒpʃənl] adj (course, subject, ingredient) → facoltativo/a
optional extra (Comm) → optional m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

option

(ˈopʃən) noun
choice. You have no option but to obey him.
ˈoptional adjective
a matter of choice. Music is optional at our school; an optional subject.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

optional

→ اِخْتِيَارِيٌّ volitelný valgfri freiwillig προαιρετικός opcional valinnainen optionnel neobavezan facoltativo 自由選択の 자유선택의 optioneel valgfri opcjonalny opcional необязательный valfri ซึ่งเป็นทางเลือก isteğe bağlı tùy chọn 可选择的
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However that may be, I have never regretted that cowardice is not optional with me.
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There were yet another class of persons--those who were waiting to attend summonses their employers had taken out, which it was optional to the attorney on the opposite side to attend or not--and whose business it was, from time to time, to cry out the opposite attorney's name; to make certain that he was not in attendance without their knowledge.
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A nation in which, the thing governing and the thing governed being the same, there is only a permitted authority to enforce an optional obedience.
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NAMIC's Boyd said while NAMIC has had "historical differences with the NAIC's SVO, this issue does not justify any thrust toward optional federal chartering."
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