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notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey

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"

flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness

n. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"

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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

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

n. a general inclusive concept

prepossession

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

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