visional

[ vizh-uh-nl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to visions.
2. belonging to or seen in a vision.

visional

/ ˈvɪʒənəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or seen in a vision, apparition, etc

Derived Forms

• ˈvisionally, adverb

Other Words From

• vision·al·ly adverb
• non·vision·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of visional¹

First recorded in 1580–90; vision + -al ¹

Example Sentences

It suggests "some visional insight into the nature of reality that somehow cuts through the veil of appearances into something transcendent, beyond, that’s wholly other."

From Scientific American

Bets had been made upon the supposed color of those visional organs, but had never been decided, for never by any chance did he look anyone in the face when speaking; and when by some accident those sphinx-like lids were raised they were dropped again so quickly that examination of what lay behind them was impossible.

From Project Gutenberg

Shortly before the committee approved the pro visional admission of nine new churches, which will bring the total to 209, Dr. Kathleen Bliss of Great Britain, a member of the Executive Committee, pointed out that there is a risk involved in growth: the possibility that the council's original sense of fellowship may be lost.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last June the Pro visional Government ruled that collaborationist newspapers, including those mentioned by Pertinax, shall be suspended and their property confiscated as France is freed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pavel Nikolaevich Miliukov, 84, Russian historian and revolutionist, For eign Minister of Russia's short-lived Pro visional Government of 1917; in Aix-les-Bains, France.

From Time Magazine Archive