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