official en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [əˈfɪʃəl] ~ [əˈfɪʃɫ̩] (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /əˈfɪʃəl/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From Middle English official, from Old French official, from Latin officiālis, from Latin officium (“duty, service”), by surface analysis, office + -ial.
Meanings
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Of or about an office or public trust.
official duties
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Derived from the proper office or officer, or the appropriate authority; made or communicated by authority
an official statement or report
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Approved by authority; authorized.
The Official Strategy Guide
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(qualifier:Of a statement) Approved by authority; authorized. ▸ Dubious but recognized by authorities as the truth or canon.
Despite these testimonies, "accidental asphyxiation" remains his official cause of death.
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Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
an official drug or preparation
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Discharging an office or function.
the stomach and other parts official unto nutrition
1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
- Relating to an office, especially a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
- Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
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(informal) True, real, beyond doubt.
Well, it's official: you lost your mind!
- Listed in a national pharmacopeia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more official | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most official | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
semi-official · extraofficial · ex-official · Official IRA · subofficial · nonofficial · official mark · official scorer · inofficial · -ization · -isation · officialness · officialism · non-official · co-official · officiality · official cover · Facebook official · counterofficial · antiofficial · official language · officially · officialate · official gazette · officialist · official at-bat · official passport · officialise · preofficial · -ize
Relateds
officer · officiate · match official · office · ruler
Synonyms
recognized · decreed · approved · sanctioned
Translations (173)
sh zvàničan (approved by authority) · mr कार्यालयीन (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · it ufficiale (derived from the proper office) · ro oficial (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · hi अधिकारी (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · la officialis (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · nb offisiell (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · hi आधिकारिक (approved by authority) · mk официја́лен (approved by authority) · ru служе́бный (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · de offiziell (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · fr officiel (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · ca oficial (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · is opinber (approved by authority) · nl officieel (approved by authority) · uk офіці́йний (approved by authority) · pt oficial (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · cmn 官方 (approved by authority) · id resmi (approved by authority) · ko 공식적 (approved by authority) · lad ofisial (approved by authority) · et ametlik (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · fi virallinen (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · de amtlich (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · ru должностно́й (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · ja 公式 (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · sl uráden (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · hi अधिकृत (approved by authority) · de offiziell (approved by authority) · mi whaimana (approved by authority) · mt uffiċjal (approved by authority) · pl oficjalny (approved by authority) · sw rasmi (derived from the proper office) · ml ഔദ്യോഗിക (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · hu hivatali (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · hu hivatalos (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · ca oficial (derived from the proper office) · uk офіціа́льний (approved by authority) · ru официа́льный (approved by authority) · tg расмӣ (approved by authority) · bn সরকারী (approved by authority) · pt oficial (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · nl ambtelijk (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · sh слу̏жбен (approved by authority) · la officialis (derived from the proper office) · cs oficiální (approved by authority) · ar رَسْمِيّ (approved by authority) · ru официа́льный (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · kk ресми (approved by authority) · sq zyrtar (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · hi अधिकृत (derived from the proper office) · it ufficiale (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · fi virka- (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · yi אָפֿיציעל (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · hi अधिकृत (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · lad ofisial (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · hu hivatalos ((of alleged truth) canonical but disputed) · ja 表向きの ((of alleged truth) canonical but disputed) · ro oficial (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · ca oficial (approved by authority) · kk ресми (derived from the proper office) · sh слу̏жбен (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · la official (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · ja 正式な (approved by authority) · bn দাপ্তরিক (approved by authority) · kmr resmî (approved by authority) · cmn 正式 (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · gl oficial (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · uk службо́вий (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · uz rasmiy (approved by authority) · tr resmî (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · ca oficial (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · be афіцыя́льны (approved by authority) · vi chính thức (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · et ametlik (approved by authority) · ps رسمي (approved by authority) · ur دَفْتَری (approved by authority) · az rəsmi (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · el υπηρεσιακός (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · sh зва̀ничан (approved by authority) · ca oficial (discharging an office or function) · hu hivatalos (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · tl tungkulanin (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · tt рәсми (approved by authority) · el επίσημος (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · hi आधिकारिक (derived from the proper office) · cs oficiální (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · hi आधिकारिक (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · es oficial (derived from the proper office) · hu hivatali (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · nv wááshindoon (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · da officiel (approved by authority) · el επίσημος (approved by authority) · sv officiell (approved by authority) · it ufficiale (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · cmn 正式 (approved by authority) · mr अधिकृत (approved by authority) · id resmi (derived from the proper office) · bg официа́лен (derived from the proper office) · ar مَسْؤُول (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · sh зва̀ничан (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · vi chánh thức (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · ms rasmi (approved by authority) · tr resmî (approved by authority) · sw rasmi (approved by authority) · kk ресми (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · ug رەسمىي (approved by authority) · hu hatósági (derived from the proper office) · eo oficiala (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · sq zyrtar (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · be службо́вы (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · nl officieel (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · sh slȕžben (approved by authority) · ka ოფიციალური (approved by authority) · ur سَرْکاری (approved by authority) · sh zvàničan (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · sq zyrtar (approved by authority) · fr officiel (approved by authority) · it ufficiale (approved by authority) · ga oifigiúil (approved by authority) · ja 正式の (approved by authority) · id resmi (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · ko 공식 (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · nb offisiell (approved by authority) · fi virallinen (derived from the proper office) · he רִשְׁמִי (approved by authority) · sq zyrtare (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · bg служе́бен (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · be афіцы́йны (approved by authority) · fi virallinen (approved by authority) · es oficial (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · nl officieel (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · fi virallinen (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · de dienstlich (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · bg официа́лен (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · ky ырасмый (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · ro oficial (approved by authority) · el επίσημος (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · sh slȕžben (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · ru должностно́й (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · fi virallinen (discharging an office or function) · bg служе́бен (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · ms rasmi (derived from the proper office) · ky ырасмый (approved by authority) · pl służbowy (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · ur مَعْرُوف (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · az rəsmi (approved by authority) · fi virallinen ((of alleged truth) canonical but disputed) · acw رَسْمي (approved by authority) · fa-ira رَسْمی (approved by authority) · ba рәсми (derived from the proper office) · sk oficiálny (approved by authority) · mn албан ёсны (approved by authority) · hy պաշտոնական (approved by authority) · ja 公の (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · ky расмий (approved by authority) · lt oficialus (approved by authority) · io oficala (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · ml ഔദ്യോഗിക (approved by authority) · es oficial (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · es oficial (approved by authority) · tk resmi (approved by authority) · ru служе́бный (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · sl uraden (approved by authority) · ru официа́льный (derived from the proper office) · lv oficiāls (approved by authority) · cmn 官方 (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · mt uffiċjali (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant) · lad ofisial (derived from the proper office) · hu hivatalos (approved by authority) · uk посадо́вий (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) · bg официа́лен (approved by authority) · ba рәсми (approved by authority)