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conception
n. the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
creation, conception
n. the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"
concept, conception, construct
n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design
n. the creation of something in the mind
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Fuzzynyms (64)
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birth, nativity, nascency, nascence
n. the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion
n. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
perception
n. a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"
philosophy
n. any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"
image, mental image
n. an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate"
inkling, intimation, glimmering, glimmer
n. a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"
gleam, gleaming, glimmer
n. a flash of light (especially reflected light)
hint, tip
n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
creed, credo
n. any system of principles or beliefs
belief, dogma, tenet
n. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
blueprint, design, pattern
n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"
topic, subject, issue, matter
n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
public opinion, popular opinion, opinion, vox populi
n. a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"
opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought
n. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
theory
n. a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"
sympathy, understanding
n. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"
comprehension
n. an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"
percept, perception, perceptual experience
n. the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
perception
n. knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"
fantasy, phantasy
n. imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy"
modernization
n. a modernized version (as of a play)
novelty, freshness
n. originality by virtue of being new and surprising
appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
n. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
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destruction, demolition, wipeout
n. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
misconception
n. an incorrect conception
conception
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