notion (noun)
1notion — ► NOUN 1) a concept or belief. 2) an impulse or desire. 3) a vague awareness or understanding. 4) (notions) chiefly N. Amer. items used in sewing, such as buttons and pins. ORIGIN Latin, idea …
2notion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absurd, foolish, misguided, ridiculous, silly ▪ foggiest, vague ▪ I haven t the foggiest notion of how to get there …
3notion — noun (C) 1 an idea, belief or opinion, especially one that is false or not very clear (+ of): misguided notions of male superiority | We haven t the faintest notion of her whereabouts. | notion that: the notion that human beings are basically… …
4notion — (n.) late 14c., from L. notionem (nom. notio) concept, conception, idea, notice, noun of action from pp. stem of noscere come to know (see KNOW (Cf. know)). Coined by Cicero as a loan translation of Gk. ennoia act of thinking, notion, conception …
5notion — noun 1) he had a notion that something was wrong Syn: idea, belief, conviction, opinion, view, thought, impression, perception; hypothesis, theory; feeling, funny feeling, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, hunch …
6notion — noun 1) he had a notion that something was wrong Syn: idea, impression, (funny) feeling, (sneaking) suspicion, intuition, hunch, belief, opinion 2) Claire had no notion of what he meant Syn: understanding, idea …
7notion — noun Etymology: Latin notion , notio, from noscere Date: 1537 1. a. (1) an individual s conception or impression of something known, experienced, or imagined (2) an inclusive general concept (3) a theory or belief held by a person or group b. a… …
8notion — noun a) Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by marks or notæ. , What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to …
9notion — I noun abstraction, apprehension, belief, caprice, concept, conception, conviction, desire, estimation, fancy, feeling, humor, idea, impression, inclination, inkling, judgment, mental image, notio, opinion, sentiment, suggestion, supposition,… …
10notion — noun 1》 a concept or belief. ↘a vague awareness or understanding. 2》 an impulse or desire. 3》 (notions) chiefly N. Amer. items used in sewing, such as buttons and pins. Origin ME: from L. notio(n ) idea , from notus known , past participle of …
