conceptual

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈsɛptʃuəl/ UK /kənˈsɛptʃuəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to or based on mental concepts or abstract ideas

The project is still at a conceptual stage, with no prototype yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to or based on... abstract notional theoreticalideationalintellectual

Opposites

concrete tangible empirical perceptual

Word family

Forms conceptually

Derived forms conceptuallyconceptualismconceptualize

Related forms concept conception conceive

Etymology

From Medieval Latin conceptualis, from Latin conceptus ('a thought, notion'), past participle of concipere ('to take in, conceive'), from com- (intensive) + capere ('to take').

conceptus Latin capere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Philosophy & Reasoning Word Formation & Derivatives

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# conceptual

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kənˈsɛptʃuəl/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈsɛptʃuəl/

## Meanings
1. relating to or based on mental concepts or abstract ideas

## Examples
- The project is still at a conceptual stage, with no prototype yet.

## Synonyms
- abstract
- notional
- theoretical
- ideational
- intellectual

## Antonyms
- concrete
- tangible
- empirical
- perceptual

## Derived Forms
- conceptually
- conceptualism
- conceptualize

## Related Forms
- concept
- conception
- conceive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conceptus
- Root: capere

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin conceptualis, from Latin conceptus ('a thought, notion'), past participle of concipere ('to take in, conceive'), from com- (intensive) + capere ('to take').

## AI Etymology
Conceptual is an adjective meaning "relating to or based on mental concepts or abstract ideas". Historically, it is from Medieval Latin conceptualis, from Latin conceptus ('a thought, notion'), past participle of concipere ('to take in, conceive'), from com- (intensive) + capere ('to take'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: conceptual is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin conceptus with Latin capere. Close English family members include conceptually, conceptualism, conceptualize, concept, and conception.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Philosophy & Reasoning
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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