functionality

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˌfʌŋkʃəˈnælɪti/ 🇺🇸 /ˌfʌŋkʃəˈnælɪtiː/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The quality of being suited to serve a purpose well; practicality and usefulness.; The range of operations or capabilities that a system, device, or software can perform.; The state or condition of being functional; the ability to operate or work properly.; In mathematics, a property or relationship that holds for a function; the characteristic behavior of a function.; A specific feature or set of features within a larger system or product.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: functionalities

Collocations

core functionalityadded functionalityfull functionalitylimited functionalityprovide functionalityenhance functionalitybasic functionality

Derivatives

functionalfunctionallyfunctionfunctionalismfunctionalistdysfunctionalmultifunctional

Synonyms

functioncapabilityfeatureutilityoperation

Antonyms

dysfunctionmalfunction

Commonly confused

function
EN: 'Function' refers to a specific purpose, role, or operation; 'functionality' refers to the overall range of capabilities or the quality of being functional.
feature
EN: 'Feature' is a distinct attribute or characteristic of something; 'functionality' emphasizes what something can do or its operational capacity.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 'l' in 'functionality' (from 'functional' + '-ity'). A common error is writing 'functionalty' or 'funtionality'.

💬 Examples

  1. The functionality of the new kitchen layout makes cooking much more efficient.

  2. The latest update adds new functionality to the application, including dark mode and offline support.

  3. After the repair, the machine's functionality was fully restored.

  4. The functionality of the mapping was verified by checking that each input corresponds to exactly one output.

  5. The search functionality on the website allows users to filter results by date and category.