notion

notion
notionless, adj.
/noh"sheuhn/, n.
1. a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something: a notion of how something should be done.
2. an opinion, view, or belief: That's his notion, not mine.
3. conception or idea: his notion of democracy.
4. a fanciful or foolish idea; whim: She had a notion to swim in the winter.
5. an ingenious article, device, or contrivance; knickknack.
6. notions, small articles, as buttons, thread, ribbon, and other personal items, esp. such items displayed together for sale, as in a department store.
[1560-70; < L notion- (s. of notio) examination, idea, equiv. to not(us) ptp. of noscere (see NOTIFY) + -ion- -ION]
Syn. 1, 3. See idea.

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  • notion — [ nosjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1570; lat. notio 1 ♦ (Surtout plur.) Connaissance élémentaire. ⇒ élément, rudiment. Avoir des notions de chimie, d anglais, d informatique. 2 ♦ Connaissance intuitive, synthétique et assez imprécise (que l on a d une chose).… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • notion — NOTION. sub. f. Connoissance, idée qu on a d une chose. Notion claire, distincte, certaine. notion confuse. foible notion. notion imparfaite. je n ay point de connoissance parfaite de cela, je n en ay qu une simple notion, qu une foible notion,… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Notion — No tion, [L. notio, fr. noscere to know: cf. F. notion. See {Know}.] 1. Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by marks or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • notion — (n.) late 14c., from L. notionem (nom. notio) concept, conception, idea, notice, noun of action from pp. stem of noscere come to know (see KNOW (Cf. know)). Coined by Cicero as a loan translation of Gk. ennoia act of thinking, notion, conception …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Notiōn — (v. lat. Notio), 1) der Begriff, in sofern ihm gewisse Merkmale zukommen; 2) die öffentliche Aufforderung des Eigenthümers von confiscirter Contrebande, daß er sich entweder der Strafe unterziehe, od. gegen das gefällte Urtheil vertheidige …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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  • Notion — Notiōn (lat.), Begriff, Verstandesbegriff …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • notion — I noun abstraction, apprehension, belief, caprice, concept, conception, conviction, desire, estimation, fancy, feeling, humor, idea, impression, inclination, inkling, judgment, mental image, notio, opinion, sentiment, suggestion, supposition,… …   Law dictionary

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