WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bi•o•graph•i•cal /ˌbaɪəˈgræfɪkəl/USA pronunciation also ˌbi•oˈgraph•ic,
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- of or relating to a person's life:Please include a few biographical notes in your application.
- of, relating to, or containing biography: a biographical dictionary.
bi•o•graph•i•cal
(bī′ə graf′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj.
bi′o•graph′i•cal•ly, adv.
- of or pertaining to a person's life:He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
- pertaining to or containing biography:a biographical dictionary.
- biograph(y) + -ical 1730–40
'biographical' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anecdote
- biog.
- biography
- profile
- autobiographical
- bio
- biobibliography
- biodrama
- biog
- biopic
- capsule
- curriculum vitae
- dictionary
- figment
- grangerize
- Lives of the Poets, The
- memoir
- monograph
- new criticism
- obituary
- personalia
- psychobiography
- quasi-biographical
- who's who