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

Noun

1. an idea or opinion

2. a whim [Latin notio a becoming acquainted (with)]

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

noun 2. whim, wish, desire, fancy, impulse, inclination, caprice

Translations

notion [ˈnəuʃən] n → noción f; concepto (= opinion); opinión f

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notion [ˈnəuʃən] n → idée f (= concept); notion f;

notions npl (US) (= haberdashery); mercerie f

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notion [ˈnəuʃən] n → Vorstellung f;

notions (US) npl (= haberdashery) → Kurzwaren pl

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notion [ˈnəuʃən] n → idea (= concept); nozione f

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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 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 käsitys idée רַעיוֹן विचार, बोध ideja elképzelés gagasan hugmynd, skoðun idea, opinione 考え 관념, 개념 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 mielijohde idée רָצוֹן उद्देश्य hir kedv keinginan löngun, hugdetta voglia, capriccio 意向 의향, 의지 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