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5-letter words (3 found)

DOLMA,DOMAL,MODAL,

4-letter words (7 found)

ALOD,LOAD,LOAM,LOMA,MOLA,MOLD,ODAL,

3-letter words (17 found)

ADO,DAL,DAM,DOL,DOM,LAD,LAM,LOD,MAD,MAL,MOA,MOD,MOL,ODA,OLD,OLM,OMA,

2-letter words (11 found)

AD,AL,AM,DA,DO,LA,LO,MA,MO,OD,OM,

You can make 38 words from modal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of modal

modal omdal mdoal dmoal odmal domal moadl omadl maodl amodl oamdl aomdl mdaol dmaol madol amdol damol admol odaml doaml oadml aodml daoml adoml modla omdla mdola dmola odmla domla molda omlda mloda lmoda olmda lomda mdloa dmloa mldoa lmdoa dlmoa ldmoa odlma dolma oldma lodma dloma ldoma moald omald maold amold oamld aomld molad omlad mload lmoad olmad lomad malod amlod mlaod lmaod almod lamod oalmd aolmd olamd loamd alomd laomd mdalo dmalo madlo amdlo damlo admlo mdlao dmlao mldao lmdao dlmao ldmao maldo amldo mlado lmado almdo lamdo dalmo adlmo dlamo ldamo aldmo ladmo odalm doalm oadlm aodlm daolm adolm odlam dolam oldam lodam dloam ldoam oaldm aoldm oladm loadm alodm laodm dalom adlom dlaom ldaom aldom ladom

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Definitions and meaning of modal

modal

Etymology

From Middle French modal, from Medieval Latin modālis (“pertaining to a mode”), from Latin modus (“mode”); equivalent to mode +‎ -al. Compare to French, Spanish, and Portuguese modal and Italian modale.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈməʊd.əl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmoʊd.əl/
  • Rhymes: -əʊdəl

Adjective

modal (comparative more modal, superlative most modal)

  1. Of, or relating to a mode or modus.
  2. (grammar) Of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause.
  3. (music) Of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided, associated with emotional moods in Ancient — and in medieval ecclesiastical — music.
  4. (logic) Of, or relating to the modality between propositions.
  5. (statistics) Relating to the statistical mode.
  6. (computing) Having separate modes in which user input has different effects.
    Antonym: modeless
  7. (graphical user interface) Requiring immediate user interaction and thus presented so that it cannot be closed or interacted behind until a decision is made.
    a modal dialog; a modal window
    Antonym: modeless
  8. (metaphysics) Relating to the form of a thing rather to any of its attributes.

Synonyms

  • forming
  • conditioning

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Translations

Noun

modal (plural modals)

  1. (logic) A modal proposition.
  2. (linguistics) A modal form, notably a modal auxiliary.
  3. (grammar) A modal verb.
  4. (graphical user interface) A modal window, one that cannot be closed until a decision is made.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • semimodal

Further reading

  • “modal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “modal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Dolma, MOALD, dolma, domal

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin modālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [muˈðal]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [moˈðal]

Adjective

modal m or f (masculine and feminine plural modals)

  1. modal

Derived terms

  • modalitat
  • verb modal

Related terms

  • mode

Further reading

  • “modal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin modalis, from Latin modus 'mode'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.dal/

Adjective

modal (feminine modale, masculine plural modaux, feminine plural modales)

  1. modal

Derived terms

  • modalité
  • amodal

Noun

modal m (plural modaux)

  1. a modal verb

Further reading

  • “modal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈdaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

modal (strong nominative masculine singular modaler, not comparable)

  1. modal

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay modal, from Tamil முதல் (mutal, “principal, fund, capital, money yielding interest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmo.d̪al]
  • Hyphenation: mo‧dal

Noun

modal (first-person possessive modalku, second-person possessive modalmu, third-person possessive modalnya)

  1. capital,
    1. money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
    2. (figuratively) goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • “modal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: mo‧dal

Adjective

modal m or f (plural modais, not comparable)

  1. modal (all senses)

Derived terms

  • modalmente

Noun

modal m (plural modais)

  1. method of transportation

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French modal.

Adjective

modal m or n (feminine singular modală, masculine plural modali, feminine and neuter plural modale)

  1. modal

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈdal/ [moˈð̞al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: mo‧dal

Adjective

modal m or f (masculine and feminine plural modales)

  1. modal

Related terms

Further reading

  • “modal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Adjective

modal (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) modal

Declension

Derived terms

  • modalt hjälpverb (“modal verb, modal auxiliary”)

References

  • modal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • modal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • modal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org