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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

観念的な

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kannenten na

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ideational/ˌaɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"それは初期の観念的なアプローチであった。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or based on ideas; involving the formation of thoughts and mental images.

    "The project began as an ideational framework before transitioning into physical implementation."
  2. 2

    In psychiatry and psychology, relating to thoughts or mental concepts rather than actions or emotions.

    "The patient presented with recurrent ideational symptoms concerning self-worth."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'ideation', which formed in the mid-19th century from the root 'idea' (ultimately from Greek 'idea', form or pattern) combined with the suffix '-ation'. The adjective suffix '-al' was subsequently added to denote a relation to the formation of ideas or mental images.

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