notion

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UK /ˈnəʊʃən/ US /ˈnoʊʃən/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

absurd, peculiar, ridiculous | hazy, vague

faintest, foggiest

She didn't have the foggiest notion about what her son was studying at university.

romantic | accepted, conventional, traditional | preconceived

general

Many people share a general notion that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

simple, simplistic

VERB + NOTION

have

She had a silly notion that cats could understand every word she said.

reject | accept | support

dispel

The teacher worked hard to dispel the notion that math is only for clever students.

PREP

~ of

She had a strange notion of what made a good friend.

Definitions

noun

Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.

What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume under the notion of principles.

1705-1715, George Cheyne, The Philosophical Principles of Religion Natural and Revealed there are few that agree in their Notions about them:.

A sentiment; an opinion.

The extravagant notion they entertain of themselves.

December 2, 1832, John Henry Newman, Wilfulness, the Sin of Saul A perverse will easily collects together a system of notions to justify itself in its obliquity.

Sense; mind.

Who wrought with them, and all things else that might / To half a soul and to a notion crazed / Say, 'Thus did Banquo.'

An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.

Yankee notions

Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, either for attachment to garments or as a tool, such as a button, zipper, or thimble.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

noun — an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

whim
whimsy
whimsey

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume under the notion of principles.

Wiktionary

1705-1715, George Cheyne, The Philosophical Principles of Religion Natural and Revealed there are few that agree in their Notions about them:.

Wiktionary

That notion of hunger, cold, sound, color, thought, wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the "idea" of hunger, cold, etc.

Wiktionary

I had no notion that you were coming.

Tatoeba · #18043

In the same way as Hegel, Panovsky's notion of the dialectic makes history follow a predetermined course.

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Where did he ever come up with the notion of opening a branch?

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, notion is marked as obsolete, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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