Facultative (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Of or relating to the mental faculties.

Classification

Relational adjectives (pertainyms).

Examples

• The facultative nature of human memory allows it to be influenced by various external factors.
• The researcher studied the facultative aspects of perception, examining how the mind interprets sensory information.
• Facultative reasoning enables individuals to adapt to new situations and make decisions based on incomplete information.
• The psychologist explored the facultative relationship between attention and consciousness, highlighting their interconnectedness.
• The facultative model of cognitive development suggests that mental abilities can be shaped by both nature and nurture.

Related Words

• Faculty (noun)

Meaning ²

Able to exist under more than one set of conditions; "a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Antonyms

• Obligate

Meaning ³

Not compulsory; "elective surgery"; "an elective course of study".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Elective

Meaning ⁴

Granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something; "a facultative enactment".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The law made divorce facultative, giving couples the freedom to end their marriages or continue them.
• This company policy includes facultative features such as work from home one day a week which might change each time due to firm adjustments on decisions
• Getting immunizations during high flu outbreaks should facultatively act also whenever reaching potential time throughout viral crisis ongoing activities amidst scientific epidemiologic crises trends increasing concern reaching into affected parties risk-taking evaluations taken highly daily current within projected situati'.
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