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fixed idea

fixed idea noun: an idée fixe, an obsession, a fixation.

Noun

fixed idea (plural fixed ideas)

  1. An idée fixe, an obsession, a fixation.
    • [I]t was systemic, directed by Washington and signaling a rapprochement between the Americans and Havana, the imminence of which was a fixed idea among Miami Cubans.1987, Joan Didion, Miami, Granta, published 2005, page 77

fixed idea meaning in Tamil

fixed idea in Tamil

நிலையான எண்ணம்

Forms of fixed idea

pluralfixed ideas

Origin of fixed idea

Calque of French idée fixe.

Questions about fixed idea

What does fixed idea mean?
Fixed idea means an idée fixe, an obsession, a fixation.
What is fixed idea in Tamil?
Fixed idea in Tamil is நிலையான எண்ணம். See Fixed idea meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fixed idea?
Fixed idea is a noun.
What is the plural of fixed idea?
The plural of fixed idea is fixed ideas.

Words near fixed idea in the dictionary

  1. fixed feasts
  2. fixed field
  3. fixed fields
  4. fixed head coupé
  5. fixed head coupés
  6. fixed idea
  7. fixed ideas
  8. fixed income
  9. fixed incomes
  10. fixed limit
  11. fixed mindset

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fixed idea (page history and authors); fixed idea (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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