adj.
Pronunciation: ' n ō -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1597
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
– no · tion · al · i · ty \ ˌ n ō -sh ə - ' na-l ə -t ē \ noun
– no · tion · al · ly \ ' n ō -shn ə -l ē , -sh ə -n ə l- ē \ adverb