conceptual

== 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, Canada) IPA(key): /kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃu.əl/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /kənˈsep.t͡ʃʉ.əl/ === Adjective === conceptual (comparative more conceptual, superlative most conceptual) Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception. Existing only in the imagination. Of or relating to conceptualism. ==== Synonyms ==== (of a concept): ideal, notional (imaginary): ideal, imaginary, notional (of conceptualism): conceptualistic ==== 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. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “conceptual”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kun.səp.tuˈal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kon.səp.tuˈal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kon.sep.tuˈal] Rhymes: -al === Adjective === conceptual m or f (masculine and feminine plural conceptuals) conceptual ==== Derived terms ==== conceptualisme conceptualista conceptualitzar ==== Related terms ==== concepte === Further reading === “conceptual”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Adjective === conceptual m or f (plural conceptuais) conceptual ==== Derived terms ==== conceptualmente ==== Related terms ==== concepto === Further reading === “conceptual”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin conceptuālis. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: con‧cep‧tu‧al === Adjective === conceptual m or f (plural conceptuais) alternative form of concetual / conceitual ==== Derived terms ==== conceptualmente === Further reading === “conceptual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “conceptual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French conceptuel. By surface analysis, concept +‎ -ual. === Adjective === conceptual m or n (feminine singular conceptuală, masculine plural conceptuali, feminine/neuter plural conceptuale) conceptual ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin conceptuālis, from conceptus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /konθebˈtwal/ [kõn̟.θeβ̞ˈt̪wal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /konsebˈtwal/ [kõn.seβ̞ˈt̪wal] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: con‧cep‧tual === Adjective === conceptual m or f (masculine and feminine plural conceptuales) conceptual ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “conceptual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025