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notion Noun

— A notion is an idea about something. The film questions the standard notions of right and wrong. We have to reject this strange notion that some languages are better than others. I made my way home each night with at least some notion of hope.

notion

— noun a general inclusive concept — noun (= impression, feeling, belief) a vague idea in which some confidence is placed his impression of her was favorable what are your feelings about the crisis? it strengthened my belief in his sincerity I had a feeling that she was lying — noun (= whimsy) an odd or fanciful or capricious idea the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories he had a whimsy about flying to the moon whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it — noun (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items buttons and needles are notions

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notion English » English

idea concept conception opinion thought belief view whim sense fancy realization impression feeling perception caprice understanding impulse doctrine apprehension whimsy whimsey vagary outlook judgment judgement ism inclination general idea estimation comprehension wit views vague idea though thinking thing theory term tenet supposition sudden insight stand stance speculation reflection principle position percept odd idea news

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Language and thought

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thought concept consideration fact idea image notion opinion sentiment syllogism

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Simple sentences

I had no notion that you were coming.

In the same way as Hegel, Panovsky's notion of the dialectic makes history follow a predetermined course.

His notion is that planes are safer than cars.

I haven't got the foggiest notion what you're talking about.

There is only one inborn error, and that is the notion that we exist in order to be happy.

Movie subtitles

I counselled Declan as he faced the notion of death.

And then we will console ourselves with the notion that the mildly temperate shower of the clinic has replaced the barbaric methods of medieval times.

If you're nursing any silly notion that I'm interested in you, forget it.

I got a notion to plug you.

Went to the zoo when I got the notion, took up the harmonica again and even found time to notice when spring came around.

They have a strange notion that you had something to do with it.

The best soldier has no more notion of government than an ox has in playing the fiddle.

I got a notion when I come in you was kind of sleepy.

I got a notion to siphon it out of there.

It's the right notion, Sammy.

Tell her I got a marrying notion. if she'll ask me real nice.

He has the most amusing notion.

Speaking of bodies, I have a notion to make a personal appearance myself.

I shouldn't be surprised. If your notion's right, I'm glad Gene broke the fiddle.

So you refuse to abandon the notion of subjugating humans, despite the probable outcome?

Where'd you get that notion?

Lord Willoughby, you're a guest aboard my ship. and I've still some notion left me from better days of decent behavior. so I'll not be telling you what I think of this offer.

I've a pretty fair notion of what you've been through.

I haven't the least notion who you are and yet you have the audacity to inquire publicly into such matters as concern, uh, Milton.

I have a notion not to play.

That's an excellent notion.

I haven't the remotest notion.

About this leak, I think the word is, if you've a notion in your mind, Harry, don't be bashful.

I still haven't the least notion what it's all about, but swallow this before you tell me.

No, I haven't any notion.

I've got a notion to take a sock at you.

I have a good notion to skin you alive!

I'm sure neither Oliver nor I had any notion of offending you.

I do think he had some such notion in his mind.

Oh, Pa, I'm sure I have no notion of his plans.

Do you really want to fill her head with this kind of notion at this point?

Somewhere in the back of her pretty head. was the fixed notion that she couldn't be happy without being rich.

News and current affairs

Not all are happy about this American notion.

The notion that Liu might be capable of subverting the immense power of the Communist Party of China is patently absurd.

This is not to say that the economic concept of politics is utterly strange to the Chinese - or, for that matter, that the religious notion of politics is unknown in the democratic West.

The notion that a dictator can claim the sovereign right to abuse his people has become unacceptable.

Nowadays, many scoff at that notion as too simplistic.

Many Romanian Army officers are unhappy with the notion of soldiers being tried for crimes committed while defending the dying communist regime.

The notion promoted by Romney and his boosters that only US military power can preserve world order is deeply reactionary.

Their reasoning indicates that they, like the President, have a childishly literal notion of what it is to lie.

We showed that this notion was ill-founded: even small imperfections of information could have profound effects on how the economy behaved.

This notion of the elitist appeaser is not confined to the Netherlands.

But, even for the US, the notion of a world held together by Citigroup's business plan is simply too costly.

We ought never to have entertained the notion that the world's greatest challenge could be to reduce temperature rises in our generation by a fraction of a degree.

It rejects the notion that there is a single civilizational ideal to which all countries should conform.

Croatia's economy and traditional access to Europe could have placed it among the first candidates for European integrations had its political and social elite any notion that this was advantageous.

Soon after, I started casually discussing the notion of becoming a backup cosmonaut with the Space Adventures team.

But, ironically, the notion of American exceptionalism often has led the US to undermine the international system that it nurtured.

With the rise of non-traditional threats, Europeans are increasingly overlooking classical security risks like inter-state warfare, believing that they are no longer relevant - a notion that is reflected in the ESS.

Spurred into action, the government launched initiatives to support disadvantaged and immigrant students, and made the notion of early childhood education a driving force in German education policy.

Investment banks and credit rating agencies believed in financial alchemy - the notion that significant value could be created by slicing and dicing securities.

While there is a kernel of truth in both narratives, each is a gross exaggeration, as is the notion that America's capacity to shape a secure and prosperous international system is in decline.

During the heyday of Irish terrorism in the UK, successive British governments went out of their way not to concede to the IRA the notion that a war was being waged.

The notion of sustainability asserts that natural capital, such as forests, wildlife, and other natural resources cannot be substituted by manmade capital.

To some people, Armstrong has become a symbol for the notion that anything is possible.

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