optional

(ŏp'shə-nəl)
adj.
Left to choice; not compulsory or automatic.

optionally op'tion·al·ly adv.

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adjective

Not compulsory or automatic: discretionary, elective, facultative. See choice.

adj

Definition: possible; available as choice
Antonyms: compulsory, forced, mandatory, obligatory, required

See words rhyming with "optional."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - valgfri, frivilligt

Nederlands (Dutch)
facultatief, niet verplicht

Français (French)
adj. - facultatif, au choix, en option

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fakultativ, wahlfrei, freiwillig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προαιρετικός, κατ' εκλογήν

Italiano (Italian)
facoltativo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - opcional

Русский (Russian)
по выбору, необязательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - facultativo, opcional, potestativo, optativo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - valfri, frivillig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可选择的, 随意的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可選擇的, 隨意的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 임의의, 선택의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 自由に選択できる, 任意の, 選択の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) اختياري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא חובה, של בחירה‬

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