notional
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notional
- /ˈnəʊʃənəl/ UK
- /ˈnoʊʃənəl/ US
Rhymes with -əʊʃənəl
adjective more notional · most notional
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Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
Near-synonyms: conceptual, fancied, fanciful, ideal
Similar: conceptual, fancied, fanciful, ideal, imaginary
- Speculative, theoretical, not the result of research. This paper proposes a notional Federated Identity Management (FIM) architecture.
- Stubborn.
- Having descriptive value as opposed to a syntactic category.
- Used to indicate an estimate or a reference amount Gold traded at $909.00 an ounce, up 0.2 percent from New York's notional close of $906.65 on Wednesday.
- Full of ideas or imaginings. She knew what Pete would say if she told him about it — he would say she was getting notional; and she did not want Pete to think of her as a notional woman. Notional women sometimes had a hard time marrying unless they had money.
noun notionals
- A fake company used as a front in espionage. Numerous CIA notionals, created to counter Communist organizations in Western Europe during the Cold War years, remain active and unrevealed.
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adj speculative, theoretical
| Deutsch | rein gedanklich, theoretisch, spekulativ |
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adj linguistics: having descriptive value
| Français | notionnel |
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adj finance: estimated or reference
| Français | notionnel |
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Talk about this word "notional." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/notional. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. notional. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/notional "notional." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/notional.Cite this
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title = {notional},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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