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/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃənəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjDesigned to or able to impart information; possessing information.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new employee watched an ____ video about the company's safety rules today.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company sent out an ____ brochure to explain the benefits of their new insurance plan.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Late Latin in- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Late Latin fōrma Late Latin fōrmō Late Latin īnfōrmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Late Latin -tiō Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. Middle English enformacioun English information Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English informational From information + -al.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This exercise gave students an insight into [...] how lexicographers work with unfamiliar lexis, and the informational sources that lexicographers use to construct dictionaries."
— 2015, James Lambert, “Lexicography as a teaching tool: A Hong Kong case study”, in Lan Li, Jamie McKeown, Liming Liu, editors, Dictionaries and corpora: Innovations in reference science. Proceedings of ASIALEX 2015 Hong Kong, Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, page 145:
"Ukrainian Khortytsia Group of Forces Spokesperson Major Viktor Trehubov stated on June 15 that Russian forces are likely moving toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in an effort to achieve “political goals”- likely meaning informational objectives meant to shape international opinion about Russia’s war in Ukraine."
— 2025 June 16, Anna Harvey, Angelica Evans, Daria Novikov, Christina Harward, Jessica Sobieski, George Barros, “Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 16, 2025”, in Ukraine Project, Institute for the Study of War:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new employee watched an ____ video about the company's safety rules today.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company sent out an ____ brochure to explain the benefits of their new insurance plan.