Antonyms for functioning


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : fuhngk-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfʌŋk ʃən


Definition of functioning

Origin :
  • 1530s, "proper work or purpose," from Middle French fonction (16c.) and directly from Latin functionem (nominative functio) "performance, execution," noun of action from functus, past participle of fungi "perform, execute, discharge," from PIE root *bheug- (2) "to use, enjoy" (see brook (v.)). Use in mathematics probably begun by Leibnitz (1692).
  • adj active
  • noun operation
Example sentences :
  • It permeates them all, and renders possible all life activity and functioning.
  • Extract from : « The Human Aura » by Swami Panchadasi
  • Yet the core, or the vital, functioning part of a concept is its meaning.
  • Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts
  • Of the five senses, four have their functioning in the face-region.
  • Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
  • He dwelt precisely and at length upon the functioning of everything he had seen.
  • Extract from : « Spacehounds of IPC » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • Little areas of brightness, of functioning; then dimness, then the deep.
  • Extract from : « Christmas » by Zona Gale
  • Consequently, the functioning of the Greek language changed as well.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Assumptions are a component of the functioning of sign systems.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Emergency lights were functioning, and were all the lights there were.
  • Extract from : « The Aliens » by Murray Leinster
  • The functioning of his senses and his muscles engrosses him.
  • Extract from : « Here and Now Story Book » by Lucy Sprague Mitchell
  • He warmed the dice to a functioning temperature in the palm of his right hand.
  • Extract from : « Lady Luck » by Hugh Wiley

Synonyms for functioning

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