Definitions for notion
ˈnoʊ ʃənno·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinionnoun

   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"

2. notionnoun

   a general inclusive concept

3. notion, whim, whimsy, whimseynoun

   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"

4. notionnoun

   (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items

   "buttons and needles are notions"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Notion

   Miscellaneous small objects; sundries; -- usually referring to articles displayed together for sale.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. notionnoun

   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.

2. notionnoun

   A sentiment; an opinion.

3. notionnoun

   Sense; mind. Shakespeare.

4. notionnoun

   An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.

   Yankee notions

5. notionnoun

   Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, such as a button or zipper.

6. notionnoun

   Inclination; intention; disposition.

   I have a notion to do it.

7. Etymology: From notio, from noscere. Compare French notion. See know.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NOTIONnoun

   Etymology: notion, Fr. notio, Latin.

   1. Thought; representation of any thing formed by the mind; idea; image; conception.

   Many actions are punished by law, that are acts of ingratitude; but this is merely accidental to them, as they are such acts; for if they were punished properly under that notion, and upon that account, the punishment would equally reach all actions of the same kind. Robert South, Serm.

   The fiction of some beings which are not in nature; second notions, as the logicians call them, has been founded on the conjunction of two natures, which have a real separate being. John Dryden, State of Innocence.

   What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume under the notion of principles, in order to what I have farther to write. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   There is nothing made a more common subject of discourse than nature and it’s laws; and yet few agree in their notions about these words. George Cheyne, Phil. Prin.

   That notion of hunger, cold, sound, colour, thought, wish, or fear, which is in the mind, is called the idea of hunger, cold, sound, wish, &c. Isaac Watts, Logick.

   2. Sentiment; opinion.

   God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares,
   And not molest us; unless we ourselves
   Seek them with wand’ring thoughts and notions vain. John Milton.

   It would be incredible to a man who has never been in France, should one relate the extravagant notion they entertain of themselves, and the mean opinion they have of their neighbours. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 30.

   Sensual wits they were, who, it is probable, took pleasure in ridiculing the notion of a life to come. Francis Atterbury.

   3. Sense; understanding; intellectual power. This sense is frequent in William Shakespeare, but not in use.

   His notion weakens, his discernings
   Are lethargy’d William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   So told, as earthly notion can receive. John Milton, P. Lost.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Notion

   Notion is a song by American rock band Kings of Leon. The song was released as the fourth single (fifth in Australia) from their album, Only by the Night, on June 29, 2009. The song reached number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart for one week in of September 2009.

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1. notion

   A notion is a general understanding, idea, or concept about something, usually formed based on observation, experience or reasoning. It can also refer to a belief, opinion or viewpoint that an individual or a group of people holds.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Notion

   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 notae

2. Notion

   a sentiment; an opinion

3. Notion

   sense; mind

4. Notion

   an invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee notions

5. Notion

   inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a notion to do it

6. Etymology: [L. notio, fr. noscere to know: cf. F. notion. See Know.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Notion

   nō′shun, n. the art of forming a conception in the mind of the various marks or qualities of an object: the result of this act, a conception: opinion: belief: judgment: a caprice or whim: any small article ingeniously devised or invented, usually in pl.—adj. Nō′tional, of the nature of a notion: ideal: fanciful.—adv. Nō′tionally, in notion or mental apprehension: in idea, not in reality.—n. Nō′tionist, one who holds ungrounded opinions. [Fr.,—L. notion-em—noscĕre, notum, to know.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'notion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2743

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'notion' in Nouns Frequency: #995

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of notion in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of notion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of notion in a Sentence

1. House Speaker John Boehner:

   The Bible says beware of false prophets. And there are people out there, you know, spreading noise about how much can get done. I mean this whole notion that we're going to shut down the government to get rid of Obamacare in 2013 -- this plan never had a chance.

2. John Berger:

   Modern thought has transferred the spectral character of Death to the notion of time itself. Time has become Death triumphant over all.

3. John Dewey:

   The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a pet notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.

4. Nancy Pelosi:

   I respect the office he holds, I respect the people (who) voted for him, we have a responsibility always to find our common ground; if not, we have a responsibility to stand our ground. What I would hope we can arrive at is a place where there is an understanding of what is at stake and that our decisions would be evidence-based and not based on a notion.

5. Amos Bronson Alcott:

   Our notion of the perfect society embraces the family as its center and ornament, and this paradise is not secure until children appear to animate and complete the picture.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=notion
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=notion
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Notion
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=notion
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notion
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notion
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=notion