notion

  • 11notion — 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

  • 12notion — *idea, concept, conception, thought, impression Analogous words: *opinion, view, belief, conviction, persuasion, sentiment …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 13notion — ► NOUN 1) a concept or belief. 2) an impulse or desire. 3) a vague awareness or understanding. 4) (notions) chiefly N. Amer. items used in sewing, such as buttons and pins. ORIGIN Latin, idea …

    English terms dictionary

  • 14notion — [nō′shən] n. [Fr < L notio < notus: see NOTE] 1. a) a mental image; general idea b) a vague thought 2. a belief; opinion; view 3. a desire; inclination; whim 4. a plan or int …

    English World dictionary

  • 15notion — n. 1) to have a notion 2) to dispel a notion 3) a foggy, hazy, vague; ludicrous; odd, strange; preconceived; widespread notion 4) a notion about, of (he didn t have the slightest notion of what I meant) 5) a notion that + clause (we tried to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 16notion — 01. Fred has this strange [notion] that he can do whatever he wants, and no one will challenge him on it. 02. The [notion] that all people are created equal is a political philosophy rather than a literal fact. 03. Where did you get the [notion]… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 17NOTION — s. f. Connaissance, idée qu on a d une chose. Notion claire, précise, exacte, distincte, certaine, vague, confuse, imparfaite. Faible notion. Je n ai pas une connaissance parfaite de cela, je n en ai qu une simple notion, qu une faible notion. Il …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 18NOTION — n. f. Connaissance élémentaire, sommaire, idée plus ou moins précise qu’on a d’une chose. Notion claire, exacte, confuse. Je n’ai pas une connaissance parfaite de cela, je n’en ai qu’une simple notion, qu’une faible notion. Je n’en ai nulle… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 19notion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absurd, foolish, misguided, ridiculous, silly ▪ foggiest, vague ▪ I haven t the foggiest notion of how to get there …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 20notion — no|tion W3 [ˈnəuʃən US ˈnou ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: notio, from notus; NOTICE2] 1.) an idea, belief, or opinion notion of ▪ misguided notions of male superiority ▪ The traditional notion of marriage goes back thousands of years. ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English