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NOTIONAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does notional mean?
• NOTIONAL (adjective)
The adjective NOTIONAL has 4 senses:
1. not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
2. not based on fact or investigation
3. indulging in or influenced by fancy
4. being of the nature of a notion or concept
Familiarity information: NOTIONAL used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
Synonyms:
Context example:
to create a notional world for oneself
Similar:
unreal (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not based on fact or investigation
Synonyms:
notional; speculative
Context example:
speculative knowledge
Similar:
theoretic; theoretical (concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Indulging in or influenced by fancy
Synonyms:
fanciful; notional
Context example:
all the notional vagaries of childhood
Similar:
creative; originative (having the ability or power to create)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Being of the nature of a notion or concept
Synonyms:
conceptional; ideational; notional
Context example:
a notional response to the question
Similar:
abstract (existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment)
Derivation:
notion (a general inclusive concept)
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