Meanings
adjectiveconceptual (comparative more conceptual, superlative most conceptual)
comparative more conceptual · superlative most conceptual
- Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification.
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii - Existing only in the imagination.
We defined a conceptual model before designing the real thing.
- Of or relating to conceptualism.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
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adjectivebeing or characterized by concepts or their formation
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
- Proto-Italic*kapjō
- Latincapiō
- Ancient Greekσῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)
- Latinconcipiō
- Latinconceptus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Medieval Latinconceptuālis
- Englishconceptual
Borrowed from Medieval Latin conceptuālis, from Latin conceptus, perfect passive participle of concipiō (“take hold of; conceive”); see concept and -al.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian умозрителен
- умозрителен (umozritelen)of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Catalan conceptual, conceptual
- conceptualof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- conceptualof, or relating to conceptualism
Danish konceptuel
- konceptuelof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Dutch conceptueel
- conceptueelof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Finnish käsite-, käsitteellinen
- käsite-of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- käsitteellinenof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- ajatuksellinenof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- konsepti-of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- konseptuaalinenof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- konseptualistinenof, or relating to conceptualism
French conceptuel
- conceptuelof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
German konzeptionell
- konzeptionellof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Greek εννοιολογικός, εννοιοκρατικός
- εννοιολογικός (ennoiologikós)of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- εννοιοκρατικός (ennoiokratikós)of, or relating to conceptualism
Hungarian fogalmi
- fogalmiof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Indonesian konseptual, konseptual
- konseptualof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- konseptualof, or relating to conceptualism
Japanese 概念的
- 概念的 (gainenteki)of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Latvian jēdzienisks, konceptuāls
- jēdzienisksof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- konceptuālsof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- konceptuālsof, or relating to conceptualism
Polish konceptualny
- konceptualnyof, or relating to conceptualism
Portuguese conceitual, conceptual
- conceitualof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- conceptualof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- concetualof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- conceitualof, or relating to conceptualism
- conceptualof, or relating to conceptualism
- concetualof, or relating to conceptualism
Russian концептуа́льный
- концептуа́льный (konceptuálʹnyj)of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Spanish conceptual
- conceptualof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Swedish konceptuell, begreppsmässig
- konceptuellof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- begreppsmässigof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- begreppsligof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Tagalog dalumatin, dalumatin
- dalumatinof, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- dalumatinof, or relating to conceptualism
Ukrainian концептуа́льний, концептуа́льний
- концептуа́льний (konceptuálʹnyj)of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
- концептуа́льний (konceptuálʹnyj)of, or relating to conceptualism
Yiddish באַגריפֿיק
- באַגריפֿיק (bagrifik)of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
Cite this entry
APA
conceptual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conceptual
MLA
“conceptual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conceptual. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conceptual,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conceptual.
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