ideational

[ ahy-dee-ey-shuh-nl ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or involving ideas or concepts.

Other Words From

• ide·ation·al·ly adverb
• noni·de·ation·al adjective
• noni·de·ation·al·ly adverb
• uni·de·ation·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ideational¹

First recorded in 1850–55; ideation + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Disgust was unlike the other three responses in one peculiar fashion: It could be motivated primarily by ideational factors — by what a person knew, or thought she knew, about the object at hand.

From New York Times

President Trump plays a key role in this ideational cauldron — though pinning down the precise role of his rhetoric in any one incident is a mug's game.

From Salon

But Mr. Ryan, the best representative both personally and ideationally of intelligent Republicanism, seems, with such a large pool to choose from, a strange man to hate.

From Wall Street Journal

Between those events lies a voluptuous wallow in sound and image, at times so captivating that we barely notice it’s an ideational wasteland.

From New York Times

In 1712, Joseph Addison assumed his readers were acquainted with the “great modern discovery, which is at present universally acknowledged by all the inquirers into natural philosophy” regarding the ideational nature of perception.

From Salon

Related Words

• abstract
• academic
• analytical
• imaginative
• intellectual
• logical
• metaphysical
• philosophical
• speculative
• vague