notion

  • 21notion — (no sion ; en vers, de trois syllabes) s. f. 1°   Connaissance acquise de quelque chose. Je n ai qu une faible notion de ce que vous me dites. Il vous donnera des notions sur cette matière. •   Un second voyage de l aventurier donne de cette… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 22notion — notionless, adj. /noh sheuhn/, n. 1. a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something: a notion of how something should be done. 2. an opinion, view, or belief: That s his notion, not mine. 3. conception or idea: his… …

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  • 23notion — 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… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24notion */*/*/ — UK [ˈnəʊʃ(ə)n] / US [ˈnoʊʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms notion : singular notion plural notions knowledge or understanding of something I haven t the faintest notion what you re talking about. a) an opinion or belief, especially one that is… …

    English dictionary

  • 25notion — n. 1 a a concept or idea; a conception (it was an absurd notion). b an opinion (has the notion that people are honest). c a vague view or understanding (have no notion what you mean). 2 an inclination, impulse, or intention (has no notion of… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 26notion — Synonyms and related words: apprehension, assumption, attitude, automatic response, bare suggestion, bee, blind impulse, boutade, brain wave, brainstorm, capriccio, caprice, climate of opinion, clue, common belief, community sentiment, conceit,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 27notion — no|tion [ nouʃn ] noun count *** an idea or understanding of something: I haven t the faintest notion what you re talking about. a. an opinion or belief, especially one that is wrong or silly: Employment decisions shouldn t be based on… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28notion — [[t]no͟ʊʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ notions 1) N COUNT: oft N of n/ ing/wh, N that A notion is an idea or belief about something. We each have a notion of just what kind of person we d like to be... I reject absolutely the notion that privatisation of our… …

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  • 29notion — 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 …

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  • 30notion — See: HALF A MIND also HALF A NOTION, TAKE INTO ONE S HEAD or TAKE A NOTION …

    Dictionary of American idioms