Notional (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Not based on fact or investigation; "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Speculative

Meaning ²

Not based on fact; existing only in the imagination; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "to create a notional world for oneself".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The movie's plot was based on a notional scenario of a massive asteroid hitting the Earth.
• He lives in a notional world where everything is perfect and everyone loves him.
• The historian argued that the idea of a single founding mother was largely notional and not supported by historical evidence.
• The novel's protagonist creates a notional alter ego to cope with the harsh realities of life.
• The artist's paintings depicted a notional landscape of rolling hills and mystical creatures.

Synonyms

• Imaginary
• Fanciful

Meaning ³

Being of the nature of a notion or concept; "a plan abstract and conceptional"; "to improve notional comprehension"; "a notional response to the question".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Ideational
• Conceptional

Related Words

• Notion (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Fanciful