Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A belief or opinion.
- noun A mental image; an idea or conception: synonym: idea.
- noun An impulse or whim.
- noun Small lightweight items for household use, such as needles, buttons, and thread.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A general concept; a mental representation of a state of things.
- noun A thought; a cognition.
- noun In the Lockian philos., a complex idea.
- noun In the Hegelian philos., that comprehensive conception in which conflicting elements are recognized as mere factors of the whole truth.
- noun An opinion; a sentiment; a view; especially, a somewhat vague belief, hastily caught up or founded on insufficient evidence and slight knowledge of the subject.
- noun A desire, inclination, intention, or sentiment, generally not very deep nor rational; a caprice; a whim.
- noun The mind; the power of knowledge; the understanding.
- noun In a concrete sense, a small article of convenience; a, utensil; some small useful article involving ingenuity or inventiveness in its conception or manufacture: commonly in the plural.
- noun Synonyms and Impression, fancy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- 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 . - A sentiment; an opinion.
- obsolete Sense; mind.
- colloq. An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
- colloq. Inclination; intention; disposition.
- Miscellaneous small objects; sundries; -- usually referring to articles displayed together for sale.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Mental apprehension of whatever may be known orimagined ; anidea ; aconception ; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable bymarks or notæ. - noun A
sentiment ; anopinion . - noun obsolete
Sense ;mind .Shakespeare . - noun colloquial An
invention ; aningenious device; aknickknack . - noun Any small article used in
sewing andhaberdashery , such as abutton orzipper . - noun colloquial
Inclination ;intention ;disposition .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items
- noun a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
- noun a general inclusive concept
- noun an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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For the willfully, viciously stupid carrion feeders that comprise the backbone of Reichwing religionists, such a notion is as alien as Jesus caring for the poor.
Think Progress » Palin blames ‘Gore-gate’ for ‘this snake oil science stuff.’ 2010
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Of course, phrased that broadly, the notion is absurd.
The Volokh Conspiracy » What if the Palestinians Don’t Want a State? 2010
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As something of a London scholar I can assure you that the notion is as ludicrous as suggesting that the author of "White Fang" was a cross-dressing hermaphrodite who buried his sexual shame in manly exploits.
Essays 2007
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James Ponsoldt: This notion is at the core of Killer of Sheep: what it means to be an adult, and how children learn and internalize grown-up behavior and responsibilities through lectures, through tears, but mostly by silently observing, peeking around corners, usually unbeknownst to their parents.
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At the rate I accumulate books now, this notion is absurd and I have tried to slow down buying books I know I'll never get to - but I am tempted by this one.
The 50 Most Significant SF&F Books Lou Anders 2006
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A project which capitalizes well on this notion is the PictureAustralia collection coordinated by the National Library of Australia.
Archive 2006-02-01 2006
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A project which capitalizes well on this notion is the PictureAustralia collection coordinated by the National Library of Australia.
Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: PictureAustralia 2006
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Do you know what we call a notion like that in Roscommon? —
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Do you know what we call a notion like that in Roscommon?
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce, James, 1882-1941 1922
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Do you know what we call a notion like that in Roscommon?
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce, James, 1882-1941 1922
bilby commented on the word notion
WeirdNET 7 is an fascinating definition. My mother has a room full of patchwork notions but I've never heard the word used this way.
May 9, 2008
rolig commented on the word notion
My mother always bought her spools of threads and other sewing items in the Notions Department at Hochschild Kohn (a now-vanished Baltimore department store).
May 9, 2008