facultative.
Of or relating to faculty, especially to mental faculty.
Meaning & usage
Of or relating to faculty, especially to mental faculty.
Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective.
That grants permission or power to do something.
Able to perform a particular life function, or to live generally, in more than one way.
facultative feeder
At which a given function is positive.
Where this word comes from
From French facultatif. By surface analysis, faculty + -ative.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.