notion
notion is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A sentiment; an opinion. The extravagant notion they entertain of themselves. Addison. A perverse will easily collects together a system of notions to justify itself in its obliquity. J. H. Newman.
- 2.Sense; mind. [Obs.] Shak.
- 3.An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee notions. [Colloq.]
- 4.Inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a notion to do it. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- all
- analogy
- approximation
- association
- assumed
- assumption
- away
- bare
- belief
- believing
- bigotry
- blind
- blue
- catch
- cheese
- childish
- conceit
- conclusion
- condition
- confident
- confiding
- conjecture
- credo
- credulity
- credulous
- credulousness
- cullibility
- dark
- data
- deceive
- deception
- delusion
- divination
- down
- dupe
- easily
- estimate
- father
- follow
- for
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is notion.
- What is a sentiment; an opinion. The extravagant notion they entertain of themselves. Addison. A perverse will easily collects together a system of notions to justify itself in its obliquity. J. H. Newman called?
- What is an invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee notions. [Colloq.] called?
- What is inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a notion to do it. [Colloq.] called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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