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Definition of notion :
1. A sentiment; an opinion.
2. An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee notions.
3. Inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a notion to do it.
4. 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 notae.
5. Sense; mind.
Synonyms:
novelties, vagrancy, conviction, whim, capriciousness, tone, ideal, whimsy, touch, archetype, imprint, fixation, flavour, love affair, effect, generality, faith, tactual sensation, ruling, abstraction, stereotype, legal opinion, maggot, model, conceit, fascination, comprehension, mind, passion, tactile sensation, popular opinion, impression, whimsey, arbitrariness, touch sensation, etceteras, verdict, cogitation, odds and ends, discernment, persuasion, feel, impulse, kink, freak, involvement, intuitive feeling, consciousness, vagary, smell, assumption, spirit, penetration, printing, feeling, flavor, public interest, bee, intellection, imagination, intuition, flightiness, inclination, insight, sundries, indication, whimsicality, motivation, awareness, eye, view, interest, caprice, judgment, judgement, fantasy, mental picture, picture, position, crank, vox populi, knowledge, understanding, sentiment, look, boutade, apprehension, purpose, philosophy, spice, belief, notions, public opinion, mind's eye, absorption, humor, intimation, depression, stamp, fancy, commitment, megrim, pattern
idea (part of speech: noun)
ideation, opinion, plan, conception, inspiration, vision, reflection, consideration, concept, perception, thought, design, image, brainstorm, idea, supposition, principle, theory, observation, inkling
Usage examples:
- Silly notion, I suppose, but I mean what I say." - "A Fool and His Money", George Barr McCutcheon.
- The notion of envy implies a desire to see the person who is the object of it humbled and cast down. - "Plutarch's Lives Volume III.", Plutarch.
- Now this was, as I recall it, a notion quite new to me, and far more like Jack himself. - "Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker", S. Weir Mitchell.