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notion

UK/ˈnəʊʃən//ˈnoʊʃən/

notion noun: mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.

Noun

notion (plural notions)

  1. Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
    • What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume under the notion of principles.1704, I[saac] N[ewton], “(please specify |book=1 to 3)”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. […], London: […] Sam[uel] Smith, and Benj[amin]...
    • there are few that agree in their Notions about them:.1705-1715, George Cheyne, The Philosophical Principles of Religion Natural and Revealed
  2. A sentiment; an opinion.
    • The extravagant notion they entertain of themselves.1715 April 12 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 30. Friday, April 2. [1715.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob...
    • December 2, 1832, John Henry Newman, Wilfulness, the Sin of Saul
      A perverse will easily collects together a system of notions to justify itself in its obliquity.
  3. (obsolete) Sense; mind.
    • Who wrought with them, and all things else that might / To half a soul and to a notion crazed / Say, 'Thus did Banquo.'c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  4. (colloquial) An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
    • Yankee notions
  5. Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, either for attachment to garments or as a tool, such as a button, zipper, or thimble.
  6. (colloquial) Inclination; intention; predisposition; disposition.
    • I have a notion to do it.
  7. (Ireland, colloquial, in plural) Pretentiousness or overambition.

notion meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

notion in Hindi

mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception
संकल्पना saṅkalpanā

notion in Tamil

கருத்தமைவு, கருத்துத் தோற்றம்

notion in Marathi

notion, impression, idea
कल्पना kalpanā

notion in Urdu

mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception
مَفہُوم mafhūm, تَصَوُّر tasavvur
More languagesFewer languages
notion in Bengali
ধারণা, বিশ্বাস, প্রতীতি, খেয়াল
notion in Malayalam
ഒരു ആശയം, ഒരു വികാരം, ഒരു അഭിപ്രായം, ഇന്ദ്രിയം
notion in Kannada
ಭಾವನೆ, ಕಲ್ಪನೆ, ಎಣಿಕೆ, ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ
notion in Punjabi
خیال xyāl, ਖਿਆਲ khiāla, ਖ਼ਿਆਲ xiāla
notion in Sanskrit
दृष्टि dṛṣṭi
notion in Arabic
مَفْهُوم mafhūm, تَصَوُّر taṣawwur, فِكْرَة fikra
notion in Vietnamese
khái niệm

Examples of notion in a sentence

  • That notion of hunger, cold, sound, color, thought, wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the "idea" of hunger, cold, etc.1725, Isaac Watts, Logick: Or, The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry after Truth, […], 2nd edition, London: […] John Clark and Richard...
  • “Anthea hasn't a notion in her head but to vamp a lot of silly mugwumps.1935, George Goodchild, chapter 1, in Death on the Centre Court:

All 40 example sentences with notion

Forms of notion

pluralnotions

Plural of notion: notions

Origin of notion

From Latin nōtiō (“a becoming acquainted, a taking cognizance, an examination, an investigation, a conception, idea, notion”), from nōscō (“to know”). Compare French notion. See know.

Words formed from notion

Words that rhyme with notion

Questions about notion

What does notion mean?
Notion means mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
What is notion in Hindi?
Notion in Hindi is संकल्पना (saṅkalpanā). See Notion meaning in Hindi.
How do you use notion in a sentence?
That notion of hunger, cold, sound, color, thought, wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the "idea" of hunger, cold, etc.
What part of speech is notion?
Notion is a noun.
How do you pronounce notion?
Notion is pronounced /ˈnəʊʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of notion?
The plural of notion is notions.

Words near notion in the dictionary

  1. notifying
  2. noting
  3. noting down
  4. Notinger
  5. notings
  6. notion
  7. notionable
  8. notional
  9. notional amount
  10. notional amounts
  11. notionalist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: notion (page history and authors); notion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); कल्पना (Marathi) (page history and authors); notion (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); notion (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); notion (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); خیال (Punjabi) (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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