ADJECTIVE | all | notional, fanciful, imaginary | not based on fact |
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all | notional, speculative | not based on fact or investigation | |
all | notional, fanciful | indulging in or influenced by fancy | |
all | notional, conceptional, ideational | being of the nature of a notion or concept |
Meaning | not based on fact; unreal. | |
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Example | "to create a notional world for oneself" | |
Synonyms | fanciful, imaginary | |
Broader | unreal | lacking in reality or substance or genuineness |
Spanish | imaginado, imaginario, nocional | |
Catalan | imaginari |
Meaning | not based on fact or investigation. | |
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Example | "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs" | |
Synonym | speculative | |
Broader | theoretical, theoretic | concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations |
Spanish | especulativo, hipotético | |
Catalan | especulatiu, hipotètic |
Meaning | indulging in or influenced by fancy. | |
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Example | "all the notional vagaries of childhood" | |
Synonym | fanciful | |
Broader | creative, originative | Having the ability or power to create |
Spanish | fantasioso |
Meaning | Of the nature of a notion or concept. | |
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Synonyms | conceptional, ideational | |
Broader | abstract | Existing only in the mind |
Spanish | conceptual, nocional | |
Catalan | conceptual, nocional | |
Nouns | notion | a general inclusive concept |
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