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visional

[ vizh-uh-nl ]
/ ˈvɪʒ ə nl /
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adjective
of or relating to visions.
belonging to or seen in a vision.
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Origin of visional

First recorded in 1580–90; vision + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM visional

vi·sion·al·ly, adverbnon·vi·sion·al, adjective

Words nearby visional

visible spectrum, visible speech, Visigoth, Visine, vision, visional, visionary, vision board, vision cloth, visioned, vision mixer
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Words related to visional

ocular, optical, optic, beheld, discernible, imaged, observable, observed, perceptible, seeable, viewable, viewed, visible

How to use visional in a sentence

  • That which the primitives had to say was so rudimentary and well-learned that it took a definite visional form in their minds.

    Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright

  • Clementina laughed in triumph at the outcome of her efforts, so that a reluctant visional smile came upon Gregory's face, too.

    Ragged Lady, Complete|William Dean Howells

British Dictionary definitions for visional

visional
/ (ˈvɪʒənəl) /
adjective
of, relating to, or seen in a vision, apparition, etc

Derived forms of visional

visionally, adverb
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