notion

no·tion  (nshn) n. 1. A belief or opinion. 2. A mental image or representation; an idea or conception. 3. A fanciful impulse; a whim. See Synonyms at idea. 4. notions Small lightweight items for household use, such as needles, buttons, and thread. [Middle English nocioun, concept, from Latin nti, ntin-, from ntus, known, past participle of nscere, to get to know; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]

notions sewing notions

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notion [ˈnəʊʃən]

n

1. a vague idea; impression

2. an idea, concept, or opinion

3. an inclination or whim See also notions

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

Thesaurus

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

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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.

Translations

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

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notion [ˈnəʊʃ^ən] n

(= idea) → idée f

(= belief) → notion f

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notion

n

(= 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

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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

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notion

n notion [ˈnəuʃən]

1 understanding I've no notion what he's talking about. begrip, idee فَهْم، مَفْهوم схващане ponětí begreb der Begriff ιδέα noción aim انديشه käsitys idée מוּשָׂג धारणा pojam fogalom pengertian hugmynd idea 理解 이해, 개념 supratimas priekšstats tahu idee forestilling, idé pojęcie noção idee; noţi­une понятие poňatie pojem razumevanje aning, begrepp ความเข้าใจ fikir, bilgi 觀念 поняття; уявлення سمجھ khái niệm 观念

2 an uncertain belief; an idea He has some very odd notions. idee فِكْرَه понятие názor, představa idé die Vorstellung άποψη, αντίληψη idea, concepto arusaam نظريه ajatus idée רַעיוֹן विचार, बोध ideja elképzelés gagasan hugmynd, skoðun idea, opinione 考え 허황한 생각 pažiūra, idėja uzskats tanggapan idee oppfatning, innfall mniemanie, pogląd noção idee; părere идея predstava, názor ideja gledište idé, infall ความคิดเห็นโง่ ๆ düşünce, fikir 想法 поняття; погляд غير يقيني فکر، رائے quan điểm 想法

3 a desire for something or to do something He had a sudden notion to visit his aunt. idee, ingewing رَغْبَه прищявка chuť, nápad lyst die Neigung διάθεση για κτ. idea kavatsus فکرى päähänpisto idée רָצוֹן उद्देश्य hir kedv keinginan löngun, hugdetta voglia, capriccio 意向 의향, 의사 ketinimas nodoms rasa ingin gril lyst kaprys desejo idee желание chuť ideja želja lust ความคิด istek, arzu 意圖 намір خواہش ý kiến 意图