modal

/mˈoʊdəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
   “the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30”
2. of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode
3. relating to or expressing the mood of a verb
   “modal auxiliary”

noun

1. an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality

Synonyms for modal

• average
• normal
• modal auxiliary verb
• modal auxiliary
• modal verb

Words that rhyme with modal

• yodel
• bimodal
• bloedel
• bodle
• bowdle
• hodel
• intermodal
• knodel
• knodle
• odle
• roedel
• roedl
• schroedl