hierarchical
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hierarchical¹
- /ˌhaɪəˈɹɑːkɪkəl/ UK
- /ˌhaɪˈɹɑɹkɪkəl/ Canada, US
- /ˌhɑɪˈɹɐːkɪkəl/ Australia
- /ˌhɑɪˈɹaːkɪkəl/ Australia
Where it comes from
From hierarchy + -ical; compare French hiérarchique.
adjective
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Pertaining to a hierarchy (a ranking).
Similar: hierarchic, hierarchial
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Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades.
She claimed that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of 'true' art.
Similar: hierarchic, hierarchial
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Reflecting relationships wholly consisting of subranks subsumed by ranks, a branching pattern of logic modeled like a tree.
Similar: hierarchic, hierarchial
hierarchical²
- /ˌhaɪəˈɹɑːkɪkəl/ UK
- /ˌhaɪˈɹɑɹkɪkəl/ Canada, US
- /ˌhɑɪˈɹɐːkɪkəl/ Australia
- /ˌhɑɪˈɹaːkɪkəl/ Australia
Where it comes from
From hierarch + -ical.
adjective
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Pertaining to a hierarch (a high-ranking priest or bishop).
Similar: hierarchial, hierarchic, hierarchal
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hierarchic, hierarchal, class-conscious, gradable, graded, stratified, ranked, hierarchy, top-down, organizational, organisational, supervisory, authority, ranking, relationship, evaluation
Translations
Every language
adj of or pertaining to an ecclesiastic or priestly order
| Ελληνικά | ιεραρχικός ierarchikós |
|---|
adj classified or arranged into successive ranks or grades
| Português | hierárquico |
|---|---|
| Français | hiérarchique |
| Deutsch | hierarchisch |
| Italiano | gerarchico |
| Ελληνικά | ιεραρχικός ierarchikós |
adj pertaining to a hierarchy
| Español | jerárquico |
|---|---|
| Português | hierárquico |
| Français | hiérarchique |
| Deutsch | hierarchisch |
| Italiano | gerarchico |
| Ελληνικά | ιεραρχικός ierarchikós |
| Română | ierarhic |
| Русский | иерархи́ческий ijerarxíčeskij |
Talk about this word "hierarchical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hierarchical. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hierarchical. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hierarchical "hierarchical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hierarchical.Cite this
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title = {hierarchical},
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year = {2026},
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