notion
(noun) (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; âbuttons and needles are notionsâ
notion
(noun) a general inclusive concept
impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion
(noun) a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; âhis impression of her was favorableâ; âwhat are your feelings about the crisis?â; âit strengthened my belief in his sincerityâ; âI had a feeling that she was lyingâ
notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey
(noun) an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; âthe theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his storiesâ; âhe had a whimsy about flying to the moonâ; âwhimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy itâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
notion (plural notions)
Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
A sentiment; an opinion.
(obsolete) Sense; mind.
(colloquial) An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, either for attachment to garments or as a tool, such as a button, zipper, or thimble.
(colloquial) Inclination; intention; disposition.
Source: Wiktionary
No"tion, Etym: [L. notio, fr. noscere to know: cf. F. notion. See Know.]
1. 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 notĂŠ. What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume under the notion of principles. Sir I. Newton. Few agree in their notions about these words. Cheyne. That notion of hunger, cold, sound, color, thought, wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the "idea" of hunger, cold, etc. I. Watts. Notion, again, signifies either the act of apprehending, signalizing, that is, the remarking or taking note of, the various notes, marks, or characters of an object which its qualities afford, or the result of that act. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. 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.
3. Sense; mind. [Obs.] Shak.
4. An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee notions. [Colloq.]
5. Inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a notion to do it. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
