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notional

/ notional /
adjective satellite/adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
not based on fact or investigation
"a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"
"speculative knowledge"
Similar:
theoretical theoretic
adjective Sense 2
having descriptive value as distinguished from syntactic category
"sex is a notional category; gender is a syntactic one"
Pertains to:
notion
Domain:
grammar
adjective satellite Sense 3
indulging in or influenced by fancy
"a fanciful mind"
"all the notional vagaries of childhood"
Similar:
creative originative
adjective satellite Sense 4
being (or being of the nature of) a notion or concept
"a plan abstract and conceptional"
"to improve notional comprehension"
"a notional response to the question"
Similar:
abstract
adjective satellite Sense 5
not based on fact; dubious
"the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt"
"a small child''s imaginary friends"
"her imagined fame"
"to create a notional world for oneself"
Similar:
unreal
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
6
Total Relationships
6
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

theoretical theoretic creative originative abstract unreal