conceptual

[kuhn-sep-choo-uhl]

adjective

1. pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.

conceptual

/ kənˈsɛptjʊəl /

adjective

1. relating to or concerned with concepts; abstract

2. concerned with the definitions or relations of the concepts of some field of enquiry rather than with the facts

Other Word Forms

• conceptuality noun
• conceptually adverb
• nonconceptual adjective
• postconceptual adjective
• unconceptual adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conceptual¹

First recorded in 1655–65; Medieval Latin conceptuālis; conceptus, -al ¹

Example Sentences

The exhibition displays over 200 different works drawn from the multiple disciplines Ono has engaged with across almost seven decades, whether film, music, conceptual or performance art, and also includes her continuing peace activism.

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This art’s simultaneous appeal to the eye and the hand, formally lean and visually uncluttered, yields a strangely conceptual punch.

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Professor Gilbert explained that creating a conservation framework for microscopic life comes with complex scientific and conceptual barriers.

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A recent study in Risk Analysis introduces a new conceptual approach designed to improve monitoring and management of chronic diseases in animals.

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"The work is conceptual - about the meaning of absence, the spiritual meaning of the bronzes," Shonibare explained.

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Related Words

• theoretical 
• visionary