hierarchical meaning

UK US /ˌhaɪˈrɑrkəkəl/ 4 syllables

hierarchical (adjective): classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers.

Definition of hierarchical

  1. classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
    • it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art
    • in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first

    Synonyms: hierarchal, hierarchic

    Opposite: nonhierarchical

    Similar: class-conscious, gradable, graded, vertical

    Related forms: hierarchy

How to pronounce hierarchical

hierarchical is pronounced /ˌhaɪˈrɑrkəkəl/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 22 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HI · words ending in AL · 12-letter words

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