conceptual
/kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃu.əl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.62 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
adj
Existing only in the imagination.
adj
Of or relating to conceptualism.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "We defined a conceptual model before designing the real thing."
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 Archaic 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- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃu.əl/
- British English: /kənˈsɛp.tjʊəl/
Inflected Forms
more conceptual (comparative)
most conceptual (superlative)