notion

Meaning

1. Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
2. A sentiment; an opinion.
3. (obsolete) Sense; mind.
4. (colloquial) An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
5. Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, either for attachment to garments or as a tool, such as a button, zipper, or thimble.
6. (colloquial) Inclination; intention; predisposition; disposition.
7. (Ireland, colloquial, in-plural) Pretentiousness or overambition.

Synonyms

idea

💡

concept

conception

opinion

thought

💭

belief

view

whim

sense

fancy

impression

realization

feeling

perception

caprice

apprehension

doctrine

impulse

understanding

whimsey

whimsy

general idea

vagary

judgment

judgement

comprehension

outlook

ism

estimation

inclination

news

📰

percept

position

principle

reflection

speculation

stance

stand

supposition

tenet

term

theory

thing

thinking

🤔

though

views

wit

vague idea

sudden insight

another point of view

Translations

notion

idée

💡

noción

nozione

idéia

noção

idea

💡

Begriff

Idee

💡

concepto

idee

💡

γνώμη

ιδέα

αντίληψη

begrip

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnəʊʃən/

Etymology

Cognate with French: notion

In summary

From Latin nōtiō (“a becoming acquainted, a taking cognizance, an examination, an investigation, a conception, idea, notion”), from nōscō (“to know”). Compare French notion. See know.

Sentences

Quantum deformations of the universal enveloping algebra lead to the notion of quantum groups .

The prevailing notion among midwifes is that vaginal childbirths should be preferred to cesareans .