educational

[ej-oo-key-shuh-nl]

adjective

1. pertaining to education.

2. tending or intended to educate, instruct, or inform.

   an educational show on television.

educational

/ ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl /

adjective

1. providing knowledge; instructive or informative

   an educational toy

2. of or relating to education

Other Word Forms

• educationally adverb
• antieducational adjective
• antieducationally adverb
• countereducational noun
• countereducationally adverb
• noneducational adjective
• noneducationally adverb
• posteducational adjective
• preeducational adjective
• preeducationally adverb
• pseudoeducational adjective
• pseudoeducationally adverb
• quasi-educational adjective
• quasi-educationally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of educational¹

First recorded in 1645–55; education + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The mother of a teenager with special educational needs is calling on a council to reverse its decision to stop paying for the support he needs to get him to school.

From BBC

But in recent years, several educational institutions — now including Loyola Marymount — have claimed the religious exemption suddenly and without warning, effectively using it to shut down established faculty unions that they had previously recognized.

From Los Angeles Times

“This is about the behavior. We’re really trying to be a district that gets past these cultural wars and really stays focused on children and educational outcomes for them.”

From Los Angeles Times

The end of the Corp. for Public Broadcasting means a halt to decades of renowned educational programming, cultural content and natural disaster alerts.

From Los Angeles Times

Based on Rosie's reaction to school, an educational psychologist who assessed her noted she had "emotionally based school avoidance" or EBSA, a condition school leaders say they are encountering more.

From BBC

Related Words

• academic 
• cultural 
• informational www.thesaurus.com
• scholarly