notional C2+ Topic:Science & Research US /ˈnoʊʃənəl/ UK /ˈnəʊʃənəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj existing only in theory or as a supposition; hypothetical The cost is purely notional and may never actually be charged. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · existing only in theory or... hypotheticaltheoreticalconceptualabstractimaginaryspeculativeconjectural ↔ Opposites actualrealconcrete Word family Derived forms notionally Related forms notionnote Etymology AI details From notion + -al, from Latin notio ('concept, idea'), from notus ('known'), past participle of noscere ('to know'). notio Latin noscere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Science & Research Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # notional **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈnoʊʃənəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnəʊʃənəl/ ## Meanings 1. existing only in theory or as a supposition; hypothetical ## Examples - The cost is purely notional and may never actually be charged. ## Synonyms - hypothetical - theoretical - conceptual - abstract - imaginary - speculative - conjectural ## Antonyms - actual - real - concrete ## Derived Forms - notionally ## Related Forms - notion - note ## Roots and Affixes - Root: notio - Root: noscere ## Etymology From notion + -al, from Latin notio ('concept, idea'), from notus ('known'), past participle of noscere ('to know'). ## AI Etymology Notional comes from notion + -al, from Latin notio ('concept, idea'), from notus ('known'), past participle of noscere ('to know'). The historical trail runs through Latin notio and Latin noscere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means existing only in theory or as a supposition; hypothetical. Derived formations include notionally; related forms include notion, note. ## Topics - Science & Research - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown