Categorical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relating to or included in a category or categories

not modified or restricted by reservations

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɪɡˈɔːɹɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːdʒɪɹˌɪθɹəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːdʒɪɹˌɪθɹəʊz/

5 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾɪɡˈɔːɹɪkəl/.

Examples

a categorical denial
a flat refusal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flat categoric unconditional

Parts of Speech

adjective	relating to or included in a category or categories
adjective	not modified or restricted by reservations “a categorical denial”

Word Forms

category

noun

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kategorisch

sich auf eine oder mehrere Kategorien beziehen oder darin enthalten sind

🇫🇷French

catégorique

se rapportant à ou inclus dans une ou plusieurs catégories

🇪🇸Spanish

categórico

relacionado o incluido en una categoría o categorías

🇮🇹Italian

categorico

relativi o inclusi in una o più categorie

🇳🇱Dutch

categorisch

betrekking hebbend op of opgenomen in een categorie of categorieën

🇵🇹Portuguese

categórico

relacionado ou incluído em uma categoria ou categorias

🇷🇺Russian

категоричный

относящийся к категории или категориям или включенный в них

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्पष्ट

किसी श्रेणी या श्रेणियों से संबंधित या उसमें शामिल

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পষ্ট

একটি বিভাগ বা বিভাগ সম্পর্কিত বা অন্তর্ভুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

வகைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட

ஒரு வகை அல்லது வகைகளுடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது சேர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

వర్గీకరణ

ఒక వర్గం లేదా వర్గాలకు సంబంధించినది లేదా చేర్చబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पष्ट

श्रेणी किंवा श्रेणीशी संबंधित किंवा समाविष्ट

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પષ્ટ

કેટેગરી અથવા કેટેગરીઝ સાથે સંબંધિત અથવા તેમાં શામેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವರ್ಗೀಯ

ಒಂದು ವರ್ಗ ಅಥವಾ ವರ್ಗಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಸೇರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വർഗ്ഗീയമായ

ഒരു വിഭാഗത്തിലോ വിഭാഗത്തിലോ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തിയതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪਸ਼ਟ

ਕਿਸੇ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

واضح

کسی زمرے یا زمرے سے متعلق یا اس میں شامل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

绝对的

与一个或多个类别有关或包含在一个或多个类别中

🇯🇵Japanese

カテゴリー的な

1 つまたは複数のカテゴリに関連する、または 1 つまたは複数のカテゴリに含まれる

🇰🇷Korean

범주형

카테고리 또는 카테고리와 관련되거나 포함됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phân loại

liên quan đến hoặc bao gồm trong một hoặc nhiều danh mục

🇹🇭Thai

เด็ดขาด

เกี่ยวข้องหรือรวมอยู่ในหมวดหมู่หรือหมวดหมู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

kategoris

berkaitan dengan atau termasuk dalam suatu kategori atau kategori

🇵🇭Filipino

pangkategorya

nauugnay sa o kasama sa isang kategorya o mga kategorya

🇲🇾Malay

berkategori

berkaitan atau termasuk dalam kategori atau kategori

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قاطع

المتعلقة أو المدرجة في فئة أو فئات

🇮🇷Persian

طبقه بندی شده

مربوط به یا شامل یک دسته یا دسته بندی ها است

🇹🇷Turkish

kategorik

bir kategori veya kategorilerle ilgili veya bunlara dahil olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָטֵגוֹרִי

קשור או נכלל בקטגוריה או קטגוריות

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