Notion - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈnəʊʃn|  American pronunciation of the word notion
Brit.  |ˈnəʊʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word notion

noun

- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed (syn: belief, feeling, impression, opinion)
- a general inclusive concept
- an odd or fanciful or capricious idea (syn: whim, whimsey, whimsy)
the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories
- (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items
buttons and needles are notions

Extra examples

He has some pretty strange notions.

She had a vague notion about what happened.

The study disproves any notion that dolphins are not intelligent.

She had a notion to try skydiving.

He didn't have the slightest notion of what I meant.

We each have a notion of just what kind of person we'd like to be.

After being here for a week, I took a notion to leave, and accordingly did so.

The traditional notion of marriage goes back thousands of years.

She had only a vague notion of what she wanted to do.

She had no notion what he meant.

They reject the notion of group guilt.

...the absurd notion that early cave dwellers were contemporary with the dinosaurs...

...the mistaken notion that there is constancy in language—words do indeed change their meanings over time...

The article debunks the notion that life exists on Mars.

...the delusory notion that wealth invariably brings happiness...

Word forms

noun
singular: notion
plural: notions
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