NOTIONAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does notional mean?
• NOTIONAL (adjective)
The adjective NOTIONAL has 4 senses:
1. not based on fact; dubious
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
• NOTIONAL (adjective)
Meaning:
Not based on fact; dubious
Synonyms:
imaginary; imagined; notional; fanciful
Context examples:
the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties / a small child's imaginary friends / her imagined fame / to create a notional world for oneself
Similar:
unreal (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)
Meaning:
Not based on fact or investigation
Synonyms:
speculative; notional
Context examples:
a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs / speculative knowledge
Similar:
theoretic; theoretical (concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations)
Meaning:
Indulging in or influenced by fancy
Synonyms:
fanciful; notional
Context examples:
a fanciful mind / all the notional vagaries of childhood
Similar:
creative; originative (having the ability or power to create)
Meaning:
Being of the nature of a notion or concept
Synonyms:
conceptional; ideational; notional
Context examples:
a plan abstract and conceptional / to improve notional comprehension / a notional response to the question
Similar:
abstract (existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment)
