notion

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noun

1. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed (Freq. 14)
- 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
• Syn:
impression, feeling, belief, opinion
• Derivationally related forms:
believe (for: belief), feel (for: feeling), impressionistic (for: impression)
• Hypernyms:
idea, thought
• Hyponyms:
presence, effect, first blush, intuition, hunch, suspicion
2. a general inclusive concept (Freq. 14)
• Derivationally related forms:
notional
• Hypernyms:
concept, conception, construct
• Hyponyms:
mumpsimus
3. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Syn:
whim, whimsy, whimsey
• Derivationally related forms:
whimsical (for: whimsy)
• Hypernyms:
idea, thought
4. (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items
- buttons and needles are notions
• Hypernyms:
article
• Hyponyms:
ribbon

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  whim, whimsy, whimsey, impression, feeling, belief, opinion