notional
Use Notional in a sentence
ʃə adjective
1.
pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
2.
of the nature of a notion or idea: a notional response to the question.
3.
abstract, theoretical, or speculative, as reflective thought.
4.
not real or actual; ideal or imaginary: to create a notional world for oneself.
5.
given to or full of foolish or fanciful ideas or moods.
6.
Grammar.
a.
relating to the meaning expressed by a linguistic form.
b.
having full lexical meaning, in contrast to relational.
7.
Semantics. belonging to a class of words that express clear concepts rather than relations between concepts; presentive. Compare relational ( def 3 ), symbolic ( def 4 ).
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Notional
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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notional (ˈnəʊʃənəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to, expressing, or consisting of notions or ideas |
| 2. | not evident in reality; hypothetical or imaginary: a notional tax credit |
| 3. | characteristic of a notion or concept, esp in being speculative or imaginary; abstract |
| 4. | grammar |
| a. (of a word) having lexical meaning | |
| b. another word for semantic | |
| 'notionally | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
Employers make contributions, too, but these are notional since the taxpayer picks up the bill for them.
The government charges departments a notional amount each year to cover the increase in future liabilities.
Theoretical lobby with putative elevator leads to five notional floor-thru lofts.
The last elected seat went to an independent, giving the centre-left a notional majority of one.
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