Thesaurus: facultative

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1. adj. of or relating to the mental faculties
2. adj. able to exist under more than one set of conditions
3. adj. granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something
4. adj. optional
5. 1. Having relation to the grant or exercise faculty, or authority, privilege, license, or the like hence, optional; as, facultative enactments, or those which convey a faculty, or permission; the facultative referendum of Switzerland is one that is optional with the people and is necessary only when demanded by petition; facultative studies; -- opposed to obligatory and compulsory, and sometimes used with to. 2. Of such a character as to admit of existing under various forms or conditions, or of happening or not happening, or the like; specif.: (Biol.) Having the power to live under different conditions; as, a facultative parasite, a plant which is normally saprophytic, but which may exist wholly or in part as a parasite; -- opposed to obligate. 3. (Physiol.) Pertaining to a faculty or faculties. In short, there is no facultative plurality in the mind; it is a single organ of true judgment for all purposes, cognitive or practical. J. Martineau.
6. Having the power to live under different conditions; as, afacultative parasite, a plant which is normally saprophytic, butwhich may exist wholly or in part as a parasite; -- opposed toobligate.
7. j:100 a. of or relating to the mental faculties a. able to exist under more than one set of conditions s. granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something