Definitions for notion
ˈnoʊ ʃənno·tion

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion(noun)

   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. notion(noun)

   a general inclusive concept

3. notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey(noun)

   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. notion(noun)

   (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.

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. notion(Noun)

   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. notion(Noun)

   A sentiment; an opinion.

3. notion(Noun)

   Sense; mind. Shakespeare.

4. notion(Noun)

   An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.

   Yankee notions

5. notion(Noun)

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

6. notion(Noun)

   Inclination; intention; disposition.

   I have a notion to do it.

Origin: 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

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

Origin: [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.]

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

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. Chuq Von Rospach:

   The basic notion underlying USENET is the flame.

2. Warren East:

   The notion that we're going to sell big chunks is just wrong.

3. Unknown:

   Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.

4. Jason Chaffetz:

   I see no data to support the notion that Gen. Flynn complied with the law.

5. Barack Obama:

   The notion that we're going to pull that up root and branch is unrealistic.

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