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informational en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃənəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌɪnfəˈmæɪʃənəl/ (Australia)
• /ˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃənəl/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmō Latin īnfōrmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. Middle English enformacioun English information English -al English informational From information + -al.

Meanings

1. Designed to or able to impart information; possessing information.
   • The subway map was quite informational, allowing us to determine the most efficient route to our destination.
   • This exercise gave students an insight into [...] how lexicographers work with unfamiliar lexis, and the informational sources that lexicographers use to construct dictionaries. 2015, James Lambert, “Lexicography as a teaching tool: A Hong Kong case study”, in Lan Li, Jamie McKeown, Liming Liu, editors, Dictionaries and corpora: Innovations in reference science. Proceedings of ASIALEX 2015 Hong Kong, Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, page 145:
   • Ukrainian Khortytsia Group of Forces Spokesperson Major Viktor Trehubov stated on June 15 that Russian forces are likely moving toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in an effort to achieve “political goals”- likely meaning informational objectives meant to shape international opinion about Russia’s war in Ukraine. 2025 June 16, Anna Harvey, Angelica Evans, Daria Novikov, Christina Harward, Jessica Sobieski, George Barros, “Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 16, 2025”, in Ukraine Project, Institute for the Study of War:

Forms

Deriveds

informationalism · noninformational · bioinformational · informationalisation · informationally · informationalization · metainformational

Relateds

informative

Translations (11)

be інфармацы́йны (giving, related to information) · ca orientatiu (giving, related to information) · pl informacyjny (giving, related to information) · kk ақпараттық (giving, related to information) · uk інформаці́йний (giving, related to information) · ru информацио́нный (giving, related to information) · ro informațional (giving, related to information) · hu információs (giving, related to information) · ar مَعْلُومَاتِيّ (giving, related to information) · ka ინფორმაციული (giving, related to information) · fr informationnel (giving, related to information)