notion :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (11)

n. (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"

n. a general inclusive concept

n. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"

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"

Verbs (0)

There are no items for this category

Adverbs (0)

There are no items for this category

Adjectives (0)

There are no items for this category

Fuzzynyms (89)

idea, thought

n. the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"

representation

n. the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body

illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy

n. something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"

vagary

n. an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.); "the vagaries of the weather"; "his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market"; "he has dealt with human vagaries for many years"

notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey

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"

blueprint, design, pattern

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

intention

n. (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"

plot, secret plan, game

n. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"

strategy

n. the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy

n. something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"

vagary

notion

n. a general inclusive concept

prepossession

n. the condition of being prepossessed; "the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable"

opinion, view

n. a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

concept, conception, construct

n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

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"

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?"

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"

perception

n. knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"

attitude, mental attitude

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

insight, sixth sense

n. grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

cognition, knowledge, noesis

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom

n. an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC

principle, rule

n. a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"

rumination

n. regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding

cogitation, study

n. attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"

conviction, strong belief, article of faith

n. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

estimate, estimation, approximation, idea

n. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"

thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation

n. the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"

Synonyms (0)

There are no items for this category

Antonyms (0)

There are no items for this category

notion

Using Lexipedia you can visually map out words and concepts in a clean and friendly interface. No more thumbing through a dictionary, or fumbling through a single-word search; with Lexipedia you can see related words, synonyms, antonyms and fuzzynyms. And best of all, it's absolutely free!