Definitions for notion
ˈnoʊ ʃənno·tion

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Notion

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

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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

2. notionnoun

   A sentiment; an opinion.

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

3. notionnoun

   Sense; mind. Shakespeare.

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

4. notionnoun

   An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.

   Yankee notions

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

5. notionnoun

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

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

6. notionnoun

   Inclination; intention; disposition.

   I have a notion to do it.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

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

2. Notion

   a sentiment; an opinion

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

3. Notion

   sense; mind

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

4. Notion

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

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

5. Notion

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

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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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   • Concept
   • Idea

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. Donald Trump:

   I think this notion that everything has to be made here is ignoring the economic facts of the 21st century global supply chain.

2. John Kilduff:

   There is the notion that a bottom has been set at $55 for Brent and $45 for WTI, and there are enough buyers out there each time the market tests those levels.

3. Stefan Lehne:

   The financial crisis has resulted in the renationalization of a lot of European policies. Foreign policy is one, the notion that foreign policy can be a driver of European integration is not very plausible. I don't think the trust is there. If things get really tough, it will be national decisions by a few big countries or coalitions of the willing.

4. Jeb Bush:

   If you apply conservative principles and you stick with it, and you have the leadership skills to bring people toward the cause, you can move the needle on these things, i reject the notion that we can't solve problems, that the gridlock is too enormous to forge consensus. It requires some creativity to get to a win for everybody.

5. Alexandra Kokoli:

   What angers people most, whether they acknowledge it or not, is that notion of deskilling, that people are making money out of nothing, there is this big anxiety against a certain type of conceptualism that seems totally based on an artistic idea, and whose execution as an art work does not require any of the traditional artistic skills and techniques.

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