Notional - English meaning

adjective

Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

Usage examples:

Abstract concepts such as love or beauty

verb

Consider something theoretically or separately from (something else).

Usage examples:

To abstract science and religion from their historical context can lead to anachronism

noun

A summary of the contents of a book, article, or speech.

Usage examples:

An abstract of her speech

verb

Suppose to be the case, without proof.

Usage examples:

Topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events

adjective

(of a manner or identity) taken on or adopted, sometimes falsely.

Usage examples:

A man living under an assumed name

adjective

Adopted as a basis of reasoning; expected.

Usage examples:

The assumed result of the election

adjective

Relating to or based on mental concepts.

Usage examples:

Philosophy deals with conceptual difficulties

adjective

Based on ideas or principles

Usage examples:

The main weakness of the proposal is conceptual.

adjective

Based on or involving conjecture.

Usage examples:

The evidence was deemed too conjectural

adjective

Based on how something seems and not on proof

Usage examples:

He uses the words "guess" and "suppose" frequently, showing that the whole argument is purely conje…

verb

Form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information.

Usage examples:

Many conjectured that the jury could not agree

noun

An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

Usage examples:

Conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied

verb

Past simple and past participle of conjecture

verb

Feel a desire or liking for.

Usage examples:

Do you fancy a drink?

adjective

Elaborate in structure or decoration.

Usage examples:

The furniture was very fancy

adjective

(of a drawing, painting, or sculpture) created from the imagination rather than from life.

Usage examples:

I used to take a seat and busy myself in sketching fancy vignettes

adjective

Over-imaginative and unrealistic.

Usage examples:

Ever more fanciful proposals were raised

adjective

Not likely to succeed or happen in the real world

Usage examples:

He has some fanciful notion about converting one room of his apartment into a gallery.

adjective

Based on or serving as a hypothesis.

Usage examples:

Let us take a hypothetical case

noun

A hypothetical proposition or statement.

Usage examples:

Officials refuse to discuss military policy except in coy hypotheticals

adjective

Of or based on a hypothesis

Usage examples:

He dismissed the questions as purely hypothetical., any electronic voting system is hypothetically …

adjective

Satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable.

Usage examples:

The swimming pool is ideal for a quick dip

noun

A person or thing regarded as perfect.

Usage examples:

You're my ideal of how a man should be

adjective

Perfect, or the best possible

Usage examples:

The ideal employer, ideal person for she's the ideal person (= exactly the right type of person) fo…

adjective

Based on illusion; not real.

Usage examples:

She knew the safety of her room was illusory

adjective

Not real and based on illusion

Usage examples:

Their hopes of a peaceful solution turned out to be illusory.

adjective

Existing only in the imagination.

Usage examples:

Chris had imaginary conversations with her

adjective

Existing only in the mind; not real

Usage examples:

All her worries were imaginary.

adjective

Something that is imaginary is created by and exists only in the mind

Usage examples:

As a child i had an imaginary friend., the story is set in an imaginary world., imaginary fears

adjective

Generally considered or reputed to be.

Usage examples:

The putative author of the book

adjective

Generally thought to be or to exist, even if this may not really be true

Usage examples:

The putative leader of the terrorist cell was arrested yesterday.

adjective

Engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge.

Usage examples:

He gave her a speculative glance

adjective

Bought or done in order to make a profit in the future

Usage examples:

A speculative venture, our forecast for next year is speculative.

adjective

Based on a guess and not on information

Usage examples:

The idea that a merger of this kind would ever take place is purely speculative., highly/overly spe…

adjective

Generally assumed or believed to be the case, but not necessarily so.

Usage examples:

People admire their supposed industriousness

verb

Think or assume that something is true or probable but lack proof or certain knowledge.

Usage examples:

I suppose i got there about noon

adjective

Responsible

Usage examples:

The children are supposed to be at school by 8:45 a.m., these batteries are supposed to last for a …

adjective

Concerned with or involving the theory of a subject or area of study rather than its practical application.

Usage examples:

A theoretical physicist

adjective

Based on theory or on possibilities

Usage examples:

The president does not want to answer any theoretical questions.

adjective

Based on ideas or theories, rather than practical uses of something or actual events

Usage examples:

Theoretical economics/physics, theoretical models/analyses/approaches, a theoretical framework/foun…

adjective

Imaginary or illusory.

Usage examples:

In the half-light the tiny cottages seemed unreal

adjective

As if imagined; strange and like a dream

Usage examples:

His face was an eerie, unreal color., we just ate and ate, and i was so full it was unreal.

adjective

Not supported or proven by evidence.

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Unsubstantiated claims

adjective

Not supported by facts

Usage examples:

Companies can be punished for making unsubstantiated claims about their products.