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单词 notional
释义

notional

adjective

no·​tion·​al ˈnō-sh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce notional (audio)
1
: theoretical, speculative
2
: existing in the mind only : imaginary
3
: given to foolish or fanciful moods or ideas
4
a
: of, relating to, or being a notion or idea : conceptual
b(1)
: presenting an idea of a thing, action, or quality
has is notional in he has luck, relational in he has gone
(2)
: of or representing what exists or occurs in the world of things as distinguished from syntactic categories
notionality
ˌnō-shə-ˈna-lə-tē How to pronounce notional (audio)
noun
notionally
ˈnō-sh(ə-)nə-lē How to pronounce notional (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • abstract
  • conceptual
  • ideal
  • ideational
  • metaphysical
  • theoretical
  • theoretic
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Example Sentences

The notional earnings of the company were close to the actual ones. she has a notional understanding of romantic love but no actual experience of being in love
Recent Examples on the Web The Bitcoin options expiring on Friday are mostly puts for strikes around current price levels, with notional open interest concentrated around the $20,000 strike, Genesis said. Joanna Ossinger, Bloomberg.com, 23 June 2022 Still, with global travel yet to fully recover from COVID restrictions, the index offers only a notional snapshot of the best documents to hold as the world emerges from the pandemic. Fortune, 20 July 2022 Also, what is different for mathematicians is that all of them agree about the contents of that world, so far as they are acquainted with them, and all mathematicians see the same objects within it, even though the objects are notional. Alec Wilkinson, The New Yorker, 8 July 2022 Hence, the breathlessness surrounding a notional Gavin Newsom run for president and the bruiting about of other possible Biden replacements: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Sens. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 My ideals, and those of the country, weren’t merely notional or aspirational. New York Times, 18 July 2022 Development delays with the requisite rockets may make that notional 2025 deadline slip, of course—which could be for the best because readying such ambitious suits in such a short time frame seems challenging, to say the least. Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American, 14 July 2022 From its Somers Town, the Phoenix Court Group team are in the epicenter of this notional territory. Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 21 June 2022 The short risk reversal accounted for $86 million in notional value traded last week. Omkar Godbole, Forbes, 3 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

notional

adjective

1
as in theoretical
dealing with or expressing a quality or idea she has a notional understanding of romantic love but no actual experience of being in love

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • theoretical
  • theoretic
  • metaphysical
  • conceptual
  • abstract
  • speculative
  • mental
  • hypothetical
  • intellectual
  • ideal
  • spiritual
  • ideational
  • cosmic
  • conjectural
  • invisible
  • immaterial
  • transcendental
  • cosmical
  • incorporeal
  • intangible
  • utopian
  • insubstantial
  • unsubstantial
  • nonphysical
  • nonmaterial
  • imperceptible
  • ethereal
  • unreal
  • romantic
  • impractical
  • impalpable
  • visionary
  • transcendent
  • insensible

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • physical
  • concrete
  • actual
  • substantial
  • tangible
  • real
  • material
  • discernible
  • sensible
  • appreciable
  • perceptible
  • definite
  • observable
  • visible
  • distinct
  • noticeable
  • detectable
  • factual
  • palpable
  • defined
  • nonabstract
  • discernable
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2
as in imaginary
not real and existing only in the imagination your computer's "visits" to various parts of cyberspace are entirely notional—you stay put and the Web pages come to you

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • imaginary
  • fictitious
  • mythical
  • fictional
  • mythic
  • imagined
  • fantasied
  • ideal
  • theoretical
  • imaginal
  • phantom
  • fantastical
  • fanciful
  • chimerical
  • unreal
  • hypothetical
  • phantasmal
  • invented
  • phantasmic
  • theoretic
  • made-up
  • pretend
  • visionary
  • make-believe
  • legendary
  • fantastic
  • chimeric
  • unlikely
  • abstract
  • romantic
  • fabulous
  • fabled
  • illusory
  • fictive
  • envisaged
  • delusive
  • unconvincing
  • unbelievable
  • conceived
  • hallucinatory
  • visualized
  • envisioned
  • deceptive
  • delusional
  • pictured
  • phantasmagoric
  • nonexistent
  • phantasmagorical
  • concocted
  • feigned
  • fabricated
  • daydreamlike
  • inexistent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • actual
  • real
  • existing
  • true
  • genuine
  • existent
  • factual
  • authentic
  • realistic
  • physical
  • substantial
  • verifiable
  • convincing
  • corporeal
  • solid
  • tangible
  • believable
  • material
  • palpable
  • verified
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