adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/kənˈsɛp.tjʊəl/
UK:/kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃʊəl/
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Australian, New-Zealand:/kənˈsep.t͡ʃʉ.əl/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Existing only in the imagination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
We defined a conceptual model before designing the real thing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of or relating to conceptualism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
being or characterized by concepts or their formation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
conceptual discussions
the schizophrenic loses ability to abstract or do conceptual thinking
sex is a notional category, gender is a grammatical category
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō ▲ Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conceptus Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin conceptuālisbor. English conceptual Borrowed from Medieval Latin conceptuālis, from Latin conceptus, perfect passive participle of concipiō (“take hold of; conceive”); see concept and -al.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
канцэптуа́льны
(kanceptuálʹny)
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Bulgarian:
умозрителен
(umozritelen)
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Catalan:
conceptual
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Danish:
konceptuel
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Dutch:
conceptueel
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Finnish:
käsite-
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Finnish:
käsitteellinen
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Finnish:
ajatuksellinen
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Finnish:
konsepti-
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Finnish:
konseptuaalinen
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
French:
conceptuel
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Galician:
conceptual
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
German:
konzeptionell
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Greek:
εννοιολογικός
(ennoiologikós)
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Hungarian:
fogalmi
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Indonesian:
konseptual
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Japanese:
概念的
(gainenteki)
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Latvian:
jēdzienisks
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Latvian:
konceptuāls
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Portuguese:
conceitual
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Portuguese:
conceptual
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Portuguese:
concetual
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Russian:
концептуа́льный
(konceptuálʹnyj)
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Spanish:
conceptual
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Swedish:
konceptuell
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Swedish:
begreppsmässig
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Swedish:
begreppslig
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Tagalog:
dalumatin
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Ukrainian:
концептуа́льний
(konceptuálʹnyj)
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Yiddish:
באַגריפֿיק
(bagrifik)
— of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Catalan:
conceptual
— of, or relating to conceptualism
Finnish:
konseptualistinen
— of, or relating to conceptualism
Greek:
εννοιοκρατικός
(ennoiokratikós)
— of, or relating to conceptualism
Indonesian:
konseptual
— of, or relating to conceptualism
Latvian:
konceptuāls
— of, or relating to conceptualism
Polish:
konceptualny
— of, or relating to conceptualism
Portuguese:
conceitual
— of, or relating to conceptualism
Portuguese:
conceptual
— of, or relating to conceptualism
Portuguese:
concetual
— of, or relating to conceptualism
Tagalog:
dalumatin
— of, or relating to conceptualism
Ukrainian:
концептуа́льний
(konceptuálʹnyj)
— of, or relating to conceptualism