Definition of NOTIONAL

notional

Meanings

Plural: notionals

Adjective Satellite

  • not based on fact; unreal; - F.D.Roosevelt
    • "to create a notional world for oneself"
  • not based on fact or investigation
    • "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"
  • indulging in or influenced by fancy
    • "all the notional vagaries of childhood"
  • being of the nature of a notion or concept
    • "to improve notional comprehension"
    • "a notional response to the question"

Adj

  • Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
  • Speculative, theoretical, not the result of research.
  • Stubborn.
  • Having descriptive value as opposed to a syntactic category.
  • Used to indicate an estimate or a reference amount
  • Full of ideas or imaginings.

Noun

  • A fake company used as a front in espionage.

Origin / Etymology

From notion + -al.

Scrabble Score: 8

notional is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
notional is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
notional is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

notional is a valid Words With Friends word