conceptual

English Online Dictionary. What means conceptual‎? What does conceptual mean?

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin conceptuālis, from Latin conceptus, perfect passive participle of concipiō (“take hold of; conceive”); see concept and -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kənˈsɛp.tjʊəl/, /kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃʊəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃu.əl/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /kənˈsep.t͡ʃʉ.əl/

Adjective

conceptual (comparative more conceptual, superlative most conceptual)

1. Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
2. Existing only in the imagination.

3. Of or relating to conceptualism.

Synonyms

• (of a concept): ideal, notional
• (imaginary): ideal, imaginary, notional

Derived terms

Related terms

• concept
• conceptualism

Descendants

• German: konzeptuell

Translations

Further reading

• “conceptual”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “conceptual”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kun.səp.tuˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kon.səp.tuˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kon.sep.tuˈal]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

conceptual m or f (masculine and feminine plural conceptuals)

1. conceptual

Derived terms

• conceptualisme
• conceptualista
• conceptualitzar

Related terms

• concepte

Further reading

• “conceptual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Adjective

conceptual m or f (plural conceptuais)

1. conceptual

Derived terms

• conceptualmente

Related terms

• concepto

Further reading

• “conceptual”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Adjective

conceptual m or f (plural conceptuais) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, European Portuguese spelling)

1. Alternative form of concetual (“conceptual”)

Derived terms

• conceptualmente

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French conceptuel. By surface analysis, concept +‎ -ual.

Adjective

conceptual m or n (feminine singular conceptuală, masculine plural conceptuali, feminine and neuter plural conceptuale)

1. conceptual

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin conceptuālis, from conceptus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /konθebˈtwal/ [kõn̟.θeβ̞ˈt̪wal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /konsebˈtwal/ [kõn.seβ̞ˈt̪wal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: con‧cep‧tual

Adjective

conceptual m or f (masculine and feminine plural conceptuales)

1. conceptual

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “conceptual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28