optimal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑptɪməl/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɒptɪməl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mos ? Latin optimus English -al English optimal From Latin optimus (“best”) + English -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) The best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.
Herewith, a brief primer in speaking basic North Carolinaese, meant to be read aloud for optimal effect.
2014 August 21, Susan Stafford Kelly, “What Say You”, in Our State:Finding the optimal balance between features and price is a common problem.
Antonyms
Deriveds
optimality · supraoptimal · infraoptimal · optimalism · inoptimal · optimally · superoptimal · Pareto-optimal · suboptimal · degree-optimal · Pareto optimal · nonoptimal · time optimal control problem · optimalise
Relateds
optimize · optimistic · option · opt · optionable · suboptimal · optimise · optimist · optimism · optimum · optional
Synonyms
Translations (31)
be аптыма́льны (the best) · hu legelőnyösebb (the best) · ru лу́чший (the best) · es en fa (the best) · bg оптимален (the best) · pl optymalny (the best) · hu legkedvezőbb (the best) · fr optimal (the best) · ru оптима́льный (the best) · hu legjobb (the best) · hu optimális (the best) · el βέλτιστος (the best) · he אופטימלי (the best) · es óptimo (the best) · gl óptimo (the best) · pt óptimo (the best) · uk оптима́льний (the best) · ru наилу́чший (the best) · de optimal (the best) · sv optimal (the best) · hy լավագույն (the best) · pt ótimo (the best) · el άριστος (the best) · ca òptim (the best) · ja 最適な (the best) · hy ամենալավ (the best) · fi optimaalinen (the best) · kk оңтайлы (the best) · cs optimální (the best) · cmn 最佳的 (the best) · hy օպտիմալ (the best)