English dictionary
notional
adjectivePronunciation
ˈnəʊʃənəl
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- being of the nature of a notion or concept
adjective
- indulging in or influenced by fancy
adjective
- not based on fact or investigation
adjective
- not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
Example sentences
a plan abstract and conceptional
to improve notional comprehension
a notional response to the question
a fanciful mind
all the notional vagaries of childhood
a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs
speculative knowledge
{'source': 'F.D.Roosevelt', 'text': 'the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties'}
a small child's imaginary friends
to create a notional world for oneself