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electiveoptional and chosen rather than required

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: optional and chosen rather than required

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈlektɪv/

Korean meaning: 선택적인, 필수가 아닌

Korean pronunciation: 일**렉**티브

Example Sentences

  • My dance elective turned out to be harder than calculus!
  • She chose photography as her elective because she thought it would be easy.
  • The elective procedure was postponed due to the emergency cases.

elective

ADJECTIVE

//ɪˈlektɪv//

optional and chosen rather than required

elective concept
💡 Concept

optional and chosen rather than required

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elective rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Be selective with electives, stay protective of your path!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪˈlektɪv/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪˈlektɪv/

🌳Etymology

Rootelect
Suffix--ive

Origin

라틴어 'eligere'(선택하다)에서 파생되었습니다. 'e-'(밖으로) + 'legere'(고르다, 읽다)의 조합으로, 여러 선택지 중에서 골라내는 의미를 담고 있습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

selectivecollectivedetectiveprotective
selective
collective
detective
protective

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dance elective turned out to be harder than calculus!

She chose photography as her elective because she thought it would be easy.

The elective procedure was postponed due to the emergency cases.

😄 Fun example

I accidentally signed up for advanced robotics thinking it was an easy elective.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

optionalvoluntarydiscretionarynon-compulsory

Antonyms

mandatoryrequiredcompulsory

Related

choiceselectionelectselective