optimal

== English == === Etymology === From Latin optimus +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒptɪməl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑptɪməl/ === Adjective === optimal (not comparable) The best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction. ==== Synonyms ==== best, ideal, optimum ==== Antonyms ==== pessimal worst ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== suboptimal ==== Translations ==== === Noun === optimal (plural optimals) The best of its kind == French == === Etymology === From the Latin optimum suffixed with -al. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === optimal (feminine optimale, masculine plural optimaux, feminine plural optimales) optimal === Further reading === “optimal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔptiˈmaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === optimal (strong nominative masculine singular optimaler, comparative (colloquial) optimaler, superlative (colloquial) am optimalsten) optimal (perfect) optimal (as good as possible under a given condition) very good ==== Usage notes ==== The comparation forms are considered incorrect by some prescriptivists, and are widely restricted to less formal usage. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “optimal” in Duden online “optimal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch optimaal, from French optimal. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /opˈtimal/ [op̚ˈt̪i.mal] Rhymes: -imal Syllabification: op‧ti‧mal === Adjective === optimal (comparative lebih optimal, superlative paling optimal) optimal, optimum Synonym: optimum ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “optimal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French optimal. By surface analysis, optim +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /op.tiˈmal/ === Adjective === optimal m or n (feminine singular optimală, masculine plural optimali, feminine/neuter plural optimale) optimal ==== Declension ==== === References === “optimal”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026