Notional Definition

nōshə-nəl
adjective
Of, expressing, or consisting of notions, or concepts.
Webster's New World
Imaginary; not actual.
To inhabit a notional world.
Webster's New World
Speculative or theoretical.
American Heritage
Having visionary ideas; given to whims; fanciful.
Webster's New World
Having full lexical, as distinguished from relational, meaning.
“have” is notional in “we have a problem” and relational in “we have solved a problem”
Webster's New World
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Origin of Notional

  • notion +"Ž -al

    From Wiktionary

Notional Sentence Examples

  • On one side, pure science leads us away from nature toward a notional, almost metaphysical realm of particles.

  • The fact that we're still officially in Tokyo already seems purely notional.

  • Second, the vertical issues raised by third parties were largely notional.

  • The zones are simply notional to reflect general levels of concern.

  • Appeal panels are not bound by precedent or by any notional percentage of appeals which they must uphold in parents' favor.

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Words Starting With

NNONOT

Words Ending With

LALNAL

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notional

Words Starting With N and Ending With L

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With N8 Letter Words Ending With L