notional
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.
Grammar.
relating to the meaning expressed by a linguistic form.
having full lexical meaning, in contrast to relational.
Semantics. belonging to a class of words that express clear concepts rather than relations between concepts; presentive.: Compare relational (def. 3), symbolic (def. 4).
Origin of notional
1Other words from notional
- no·tion·al·i·ty, noun
- no·tion·al·ly, adverb
- non·no·tion·al, adjective
- un·no·tion·al, adjective
- un·no·tion·al·ly, adverb
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How to use notional in a sentence
The app also allows them to set a budget, and automatically calculates the amount of fractional shares they can afford through notional value trading.
Gotrade gets $7M led by LocalGlobe to let investors around the world buy fractional shares of U.S. stocks | Catherine Shu | June 25, 2021 | TechCrunchPanetta was no fan of Blair, whom he called his “notional boss” inside the intelligence community.
Obama’s Ex-CIA Chief Slams White House for ‘Hesitation and Half Steps’ | Josh Rogin | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOnce, in a moment of grace, I allowed myself to imagine a notional platform for such a party.
Yet that open border is no less real for seeming so purely notional.
The nation bleeds but we seem to have a president for whom emotion is notional.
Illiquidity was not a problem when notional prices went up in the boom years.
When the sense of God's authority over us is practical, and not notional only.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) | Richard BaxterWhen he's sort of wild and notional by nature and traps set for him?
Under the Law | Edwina Stanton BabcockThe cap'n was a first-rate seaman and died rich, but he was dreadful notional.
Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches | Sarah Orne JewettThey wish to catch as many fish as they possibly can, while they are biting, for mackerel are very notional.
For it is slight compared to their notional assent, that which they think they believe concerning it.
British Dictionary definitions for notional
/ (ˈnəʊʃənəl) /
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
grammar
(of a word) having lexical meaning
another word for semantic
Derived forms of notional
- notionally, adverb
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