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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024no•tion•al (nō′shə nl),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
- of the nature of a notion or idea:a notional response to the question.
- abstract, theoretical, or speculative, as reflective thought.
- not real or actual;
ideal or imaginary:to create a notional world for oneself. - given to or full of foolish or fanciful ideas or moods.
- Linguistics[Gram.]
- relating to the meaning expressed by a linguistic form.
- having full lexical meaning, in contrast to relational.
- Linguistics, Philosophy[Semantics.]belonging to a class of words that express clear concepts rather than relations between concepts;
presentive. Cf. relational (def. 3), symbolic (def. 4).
no′tion•al′i•ty, n. no′tion•al•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: notional /ˈnəʊʃənəl/ adj - relating to, expressing, or consisting of notions or ideas
- not evident in reality; hypothetical or imaginary: a notional tax credit
- characteristic of a notion or concept, esp in being speculative or imaginary; abstract
- (of a word) having lexical meaning
- another word for semantic
ˈnotionally adv no•tion /ˈnoʊʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an idea or view, esp. one's own view:His notion of comfort meant comfortable shoes.
- a foolish idea;
whim:had some weird notion about space creatures. - notions, [plural] small articles, as buttons, thread, or ribbon, displayed together for sale.
no•tion•al, adj. See -nota-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024no•tion (nō′shən),USA pronunciation n. - a general understanding;
vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:a notion of how something should be done. - an opinion, view, or belief:That's his notion, not mine.
- conception or idea:his notion of democracy.
- a fanciful or foolish idea;
whim:She had a notion to swim in the winter. - an ingenious article, device, or contrivance;
knickknack. - notions, small articles, as buttons, thread, ribbon, and other personal items, esp. such items displayed together for sale, as in a department store.
- Latin nōtiōn- (stem of nōtiō) examination, idea, equivalent. to nōt(us) past participle of nōscere (see notify) + -iōn- -ion
- 1560–70
- 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See idea.
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