constitutional

See also: constituțional

English

Etymology

constitution +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl/
• IPA^(key): /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuːʃənəl/

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Adjective

constitutional (comparative more constitutional, superlative most constitutional)

1. Relating to a legal or political constitution.

   a constitutional right

   constitutional reforms

   Brexit has rocked the foundations and plunged everyone into a state of heightened constitutional anxiety.

   Some in Westminster are already speculating that it would cause a constitutional crisis

2. In compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution.

   The Court of Appeal ruled against the accused and found the law constitutional.

3. Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the structure of body or mind.

   a constitutional infirmity

   constitutional ardour or dullness

4. For the benefit of one's constitution or health.

   a constitutional walk

Antonyms

• (conforming): unconstitutional
• anticonstitutional

Derived terms

• constitutional amendment
• constitutionality
• preconstitutional

Related terms

• constitute
• constituent
• constituency
• constitution
• constitutive

Translations

relating to the constitution

• Arabic: دُسْتُورِيّ (dustūriyy)
• Armenian: սահմանադրական (hy) (sahmanadrakan)
• Breton: bonreizhel (br)
• Bulgarian: конституционен (bg) (konstitucionen)
• Catalan: constitucional (ca)
• Czech: ústavní (cs)
• Danish: forfatningsmæssig, konstitutionel (da)
• Dutch: grondwettelijk (nl), constitutioneel (nl)
• Esperanto: konstitucia
• Finnish: perustuslaillinen (fi)
• French: constitutionnel (fr), constitutionnelle (fr) f
• Galician: constitucional m or f
• Georgian: კონსტიტუციური (ḳonsṭiṭuciuri)
• German: verfassungsmäßig (de)
• Greek: συνταγματικός (el) (syntagmatikós)
• Hebrew: חוקתי m (khuqaty), חוקתית f (khuqatyt)
• Hungarian: alkotmányos (hu)
• Irish: bunreachtúil
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• Italian: costituzionale (it)
• Kazakh:

  Cyrillic: конституциялық (konstitusiälyq)

• Macedonian: у́ставен (ústaven)
• Manx: bunraghtoil
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: konstitusjonell

  Nynorsk: konstitusjonell

• Polish: konstytucyjny (pl)
• Portuguese: constitucional (pt)
• Romanian: constituțional (ro)
• Russian: конституцио́нный (ru) (konstituciónnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: у̏ста̄ван

  Roman: ȕstāvan (sh)

• Slovak: ústavný, ústavodarný
• Spanish: constitucional (es)
• Swedish: grundlagsenlig, författningsenlig, konstitutionell (sv)
• Turkish: anayasal (tr)
• Tuvan: конституциялыг (konstitutsiyalıg)
• Yakut: конституционнай (konstitutsionnay)
• Yiddish: קאָנסטיטוציאָנעל (konstitutsyonel)

conforming to the constitution

• Arabic: دُسْتُورِيّ (dustūriyy)
• Armenian: սահմանադրական (hy) (sahmanadrakan)
• Breton: ^{(please verify)} bonreizhel (br)
• Bulgarian: конституционен (bg) (konstitucionen)
• Catalan: constitucional (ca)
• Czech: ústavní (cs)
• Danish: forfatningsmæssig, konstitutionel (da)
• Dutch: grondwettelijk (nl), constitutioneel (nl)
• Finnish: perustuslaillinen (fi)
• French: constitutionnel (fr), constitutionnelle (fr) f
• Galician: constitucional m or f
• Georgian: კონსტიტუციური (ḳonsṭiṭuciuri)
• German: verfassungsmäßig (de), verfassungsgemäß
• Greek: συνταγματικός (el) (syntagmatikós)
• Hungarian: alkotmányos (hu)
• Irish: bunreachtúil
• Italian: costituzionale (it)
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• Macedonian: у́ставен (ústaven)
• Manx: bunraghtoil
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: konstitusjonell

  Nynorsk: konstitusjonell

• Polish: konstytucyjny (pl)
• Portuguese: constitucional (pt)
• Romanian: constituțional (ro)
• Russian: конституцио́нный (ru) (konstituciónnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: у̏ста̄ван

  Roman: ȕstāvan (sh)

• Slovak: ústavný, ústavodarný
• Spanish: constitucional (es)
• Swedish: grundlagsenlig, författningsenlig, konstitutionell (sv)
• Yiddish: קאָנסטיטוציאָנעל (konstitutsyonel)

Noun

constitutional (plural constitutionals) (nominalized adjective)

1. A walk that is taken regularly for good health and wellbeing.
   • 12 December 2018, Charles Bramesco, AV Club A spoonful of nostalgia helps the calculated Mary Poppins Returns go down[1]

     Moments of potential transcendence, such as an afternoon constitutional through an expressionistic wonderland recalling the Fuji Velvia vividness of What Dreams May Come, ring false in light of this project’s mercenary origins.