constitutional
adjEtymology
PIE word *ḱóm From constitution + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Constitution is derived from Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; body of fundamental principles; principle or rule (of science); creation”) from Old French constitucion (modern French constitution), a learned borrowing from Latin cōnstitūtiō, cōnstitūtiōnem (“character, constitution, disposition, nature; definition; point in dispute; order, regulation; arrangement, system”), from cōnstituō (“to establish, set up; to confirm; to decide, resolve”) (from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) + statuō (“to set up, station; to establish; to determine, fix”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”))) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions), -tiōnem (accusative singular of -tiō).
- derived from cōnstitūtiō
- derived from constitucion
- inherited from constitucioun
Definitions
Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or structure of one's body or mind.
- a constitutional infirmity constitutional ardour or dullness
For the benefit of one's constitution or health.
- a constitutional walk
Relating to the constitution or composition of something
Relating to the constitution or composition of something; essential, fundamental.
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Relating to a legal or political constitution (“the basic law of a nation or institution
Relating to a legal or political constitution (“the basic law of a nation or institution; the formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institution”).
- a constitutional right constitutional reforms
- Brexit has rocked the foundations of the nation and plunged everyone into a state of heightened constitutional anxiety.
- Some are already speculating that a constitutional crisis is brewing.
In compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution.
- The Supreme Court ruled against the applicant and found the statute constitutional.
Of a monarch
Of a monarch: having a purely ceremonial role, or possessing powers limited by a constitution rather than plenary or unlimited powers.
Something that aids or fosters one's constitution (health)
Something that aids or fosters one's constitution (health):
- Moments of potential transcendence, such as an afternoon constitutional through an expressionistic wonderland recalling the Fuji Velvia vividness of What Dreams May Come, ring false in light of this project's mercenary origins.
The neighborhood
- neighborconstituency
- neighborconstituent
- neighborconstitute
- neighborconstitution
- neighborconstitutioned
- neighborconstitutionist
- neighborconstitutionless
- neighborconstitutive
- neighborconstitutively
- neighborconstitutiveness
- neighborconstitutor
Derived
anticonstitutional, anti-constitutional, anticonstitutionalist, anticonstitutionally, constitutional amendment, constitutional carry, constitutional court, constitutional crisis, constitutionalisation, constitutionalization, constitutionalise, constitutionalize, constitutionalism, constitutionalist, constitutionalistic, constitutionality, constitutional law, constitutionally, constitutional monarchist, constitutional monarchy, constitutional right, constitutional silver, constitutional type, cuntstitutional, extraconstitutional, hyperconstitutional, infraconstitutional, metaconstitutional, misconstitutional, nonconstitutional, nonconstitutionality, nonconstitutionally, postconstitutional, preconstitutional, semi-constitutional, semiconstitutional, unconstitutional, unconstitutionalism, unconstitutionality, unconstitutionally
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at constitutional. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at constitutional. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at constitutional
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA