English Explanatory Dictionary

penal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to punishment.
  2. Subject to punishment; punishable.
  3. Serving as a place of punishment.
  4. Exorbitant.

Pronunciation

/ˈpiːnəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-penal.wav

Word forms

penal pænal pænall penall pœnal pœnall

Etymology

From Old French peinal, from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “punishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.

Synonyms

penal penary penitentiary punishmental castigable disciplinable chastisable punishable statutable subpenal disproportionate usurious exorbiant exorbitant extortionable extortionate extortious extravagant inordinate sky-high

Antonyms

nonpenal unpenal

Related words

penality penalize penalty

Derived words

nonpenal parapenal penal code penal colony penal-industrial complex penalise penalism penalization penal law penally penal notice penal officer penal populism penal rosary penal substitution postpenal unpenal
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