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- pronunciation:
- fuhn
d
men
tl
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
If something is fundamental, it forms the base, or part of the base, for other things to be built on. A fundamental thing is something that is important and necessary. For example, learning the alphabet is fundamental to learning how to read.
Ability to read is fundamental to getting an education.Strength is one of the fundamental elements in the sport of boxing.Freedom of speech is one of the fundamental rights of citizens in many countries. When people have this right, they can even complain about their leaders.- synonyms:
- basic, central, elementary, foundational, primary
- antonyms:
- secondary
- similar words:
- chief, essential, key, main, major, principal
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| related words: |
critical, necessary, primary, significant |
| derivation: |
fundamentally (adv.) |
The word fundamental
contains the following parts:
found1, fund
Latin
root
that means bottom, base
  Example words:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, annual, artificial, biblical, brutal, capital, central, chemical, classical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, personal, plural, political, potential, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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