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n. the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian 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"

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"

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abstraction, abstract

n. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

significance, import, implication

n. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

hint, tip

n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

inkling, intimation, glimmering, glimmer

n. a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"

intuition, hunch, suspicion

n. an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"

notion

n. a general inclusive concept

gleam, gleaming, glimmer

n. a flash of light (especially reflected light)

speculation, conjecture

n. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture"

rumination

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

examen, examination

n. a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)

calculation, deliberation

n. planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting"

attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention

n. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences"

theorization, theorisation

n. the production or use of theories

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"

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"

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?"

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"

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