notion
pronunciation
How to pronounce notion in British English:
UK [ˈnəʊʃn]
How to pronounce notion in American English:
US [ˈnoʊʃn]
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- Noun:
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
- a general inclusive concept
- an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
- (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items
Word Origin
- notion (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin notionem (nominative notio) "concept, conception, idea, notice," noun of action from past participle stem of noscere "come to know" (see know). Coined by Cicero as a loan-translation of Greek ennoia "act of thinking, notion, conception," or prolepsis "previous notion, previous conception."
Example
- 1. This realized particularity of the notion is the judgment .
- 2. Dr unger and dr scherer attack this whole notion .
- 3. That is a simple notion and very likely wrong .
- 4. The notion of the president as a centrist reformer may look fairly unlikely .
- 5. God alone is the thorough harmony of notion and reality .