notions

sewing notions

no·tion

(nō′shən)

1. A belief or opinion: had an old-fashioned notion of what qualities were most important in a mate.

2. A mental image; an idea or conception: Do you have any notion of what I'm referring to? See Synonyms at idea.

3. An impulse or whim: I suddenly had the notion of walking by the river.

4. notions Small lightweight items for household use, such as needles, buttons, and thread.

[Middle English nocioun, concept, from Latin nōtiō, nōtiōn-, from nōtus, known, past participle of nōscere, to get to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

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notion

(ˈnəʊʃən)

1. a vague idea; impression

2. an idea, concept, or opinion

3. an inclination or whim

[C16: from Latin nōtiō a becoming acquainted (with), examination (of), from noscere to know]

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no•tion

(ˈnoʊ ʃən)

n.

1. a general, vague, or imperfect conception or idea.

2. an opinion, view, or belief.

3. a conception or idea: his notion of democracy.

4. a fanciful or foolish idea; whim.

5. notions, small articles, as buttons, thread, or ribbon, displayed together for sale.

[1560–70; < Latin nōtiō examination, idea <nō-, base of nōscere to come to know (see notify)]

no′tion•less, adj.

syn: See idea.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	notion - 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" impression, belief, feeling, opinion idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" presence - the impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force" effect - an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect" first blush - at the first glimpse or impression; "at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails" hunch, suspicion, intuition - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
	2.	notion - a general inclusive concept concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances mumpsimus - a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable; "he still holds to the old mumpsimus that a woman's place is in the kitchen"
	3.	notion - 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" whimsey, whimsy, whim idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
	4.	notion - (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions" article - one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing" ribbon - notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming

notion

noun

1. idea, view, opinion, belief, concept, impression, judgment, sentiment, conception, apprehension, inkling, mental image or picture, picture I disagree with the notion that violence on TV causes acts of violence in society. He has a realistic notion of his capabilities.

2. whim, wish, desire, fancy, impulse, inclination, caprice I had a whimsical notion to fly off to Rio that night.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

notion

noun

1. Something believed or accepted as true by a person:

belief, conviction, feeling, idea, mind, opinion, persuasion, position, sentiment, view.

2. That which exists in the mind as the product of careful mental activity:

concept, conception, idea, image, perception, thought.

3. An impulsive, often illogical turn of mind:

bee, boutade, caprice, conceit, fancy, freak, humor, impulse, megrim, vagary, whim, whimsy.

Idiom: bee in one's bonnet.

Translations

رَغْبَهفِكْرَهفَهْم، مَفْهوم

představachuťnápadnázorpojem

begrebidélyst

Begriff Neigung Vorstellung

idea noción concepto

idée notion

hugmyndhugmynd, skoîunlöngun, hugdetta

idea nozione

pažiūra

nodomspriekšstatsuzskats

oppfatning

pojęcie

idéia intenção noção

ideja

arzu bilgi düşünce fikir istek

奇想想法意图理解突然的念头

notion

[ˈnəʊʃən] N

1. (= idea) → idea f; (= view) → opinión f, noción f; (= whim) → capricho m
I have a notion that → tengo la idea de que ...
I had no notion that he was planning to leave → no tenía ni idea de que tuviera pensado marcharse
to have no notion of → no tener ni idea de
I haven't the slightest notion → no tengo ni idea
to have a notion to do sth → estar inclinado a hacer algo

2. notions (Sew) → artículos mpl de mercería, mercería f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

notion

[ˈnəʊʃ^ən] n

(= idea) → idée f

(= belief) → notion f

notion

(= idea, thought) → Idee f; (= conception) → Vorstellung f, → Idee f; (= vague knowledge) → Ahnung f; (= opinion) → Meinung f, → Ansicht f; I haven’t the foggiest (inf) or slightest notion (of what he means) → ich habe keine Ahnung or nicht die leiseste Ahnung(, was er meint); I have no notion of time → ich habe überhaupt kein Zeitgefühl; to give somebody notions → jdn auf Gedanken or Ideen bringen; that gave me the notion of inviting her → das brachte mich auf die Idee or den Gedanken, sie einzuladen; where did you get the notion or what gave you the notion that I …? → wie kommst du denn auf die Idee, dass ich …?; he got the notion (into his head) that she wouldn’t help him → irgendwie hat er sich (dat) → eingebildet, sie würde ihm nicht helfen; I have a notion that … → ich habe den Verdacht, dass …

(= whim) → Idee f; to have a notion to do something → Lust haben, etw zu tun; if he gets a notion to do something, nothing can stop him → wenn er sich (dat) → etwas in den Kopf gesetzt hat, kann ihn keiner davon abhalten; she has some strange notions → sie kommt manchmal auf seltsame Ideen or Gedanken; I hit (up)on or suddenly had the notion of going to see her → mir kam plötzlich die Idee, sie zu besuchen

notions pl (esp US inf) → Kurzwaren pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

notion

[ˈnəʊʃ/ən] n

a. → idea; (concept) → nozione f
to have no notion of time → non avere la nozione del tempo
I haven't the slightest or foggiest notion → non ho la più pallida idea
I have no notion of what you mean → non ho la più vaga idea di cosa tu voglia dire

b. notions npl (Am) (haberdashery) → merceria

notion

(ˈnəuʃən) noun

1. understanding. I've no notion what he's talking about.

2. an uncertain belief; an idea. He has some very odd notions.

3. a desire for something or to do something. He had a sudden notion to visit his aunt.

notion

n. noción, concepto, opinión.