architectural
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- //ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛkt͡ʃəɹəl//
- //ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛktjəɹəl//
Pertaining to architecture.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to architecture.
The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.
Wheelchair users are restricted entry into many structures and public facilities by architectural barriers.
- 2
Resembling architecture in style; seeming to have been designed (by an architect).
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *tétḱō Proto-Hellenic *téktōn Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn) Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn)bor. Latin architectus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin architectūralbor. French architecturebor. English architecture English -al English architectural From architecture + -al.
Forms
- comparative
- more architectural
- superlative
- most architectural