official
//əˈfɪʃəl//
Forms
- Comparative
- more official
- Superlative
- most official
- Plural
- officials
Definitions
1.Of or about an office or public trust.
- Thai is the official language in Thailand.
- Thai is the official language of Thailand.
- This is the official website.
2.Derived from the proper office or officer, or the appropriate authority; made or communicated by authority
- Thai is the official language in Thailand.
- Thai is the official language of Thailand.
- This is the official website.
3.Approved by authority; authorized.
- Despite these testimonies, "accidental asphyxiation" remains his official cause of death.
4.Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
- Thai is the official language in Thailand.
- Thai is the official language of Thailand.
- This is the official website.
1.An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.
- In most soccer games, there are three officials: the referee and two linesmen.
- The company's officials became nabobs as it took on more and more power after Plassey.
- Officials in the Firefly administration assure the Sylvanians they don't want war either.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #644
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From Middle English official
From Old French official
From Latin officiālis
From Latin officium (“duty, service”), by surface analysis, office + -ial.