notion

== English == === Etymology === From Latin nōtiō (“a becoming acquainted, a taking cognizance, an examination, an investigation, a conception, idea, notion”), from nōscō (“to know”). Compare French notion. See know. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊʃən/ Rhymes: -əʊʃən === Noun === notion (plural notions) Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. 1705-1715, George Cheyne, The Philosophical Principles of Religion Natural and Revealed there are few that agree in their Notions about them:. A sentiment; an opinion. December 2, 1832, John Henry Newman, Wilfulness, the Sin of Saul A perverse will easily collects together a system of notions to justify itself in its obliquity. (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; predisposition; disposition. (Ireland, colloquial, in the plural) Pretentiousness or overambition. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: nóisean → Welsh: nosiwn ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== concept conception meaning === Further reading === “notion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “notion”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. notion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nōtiōnem (accusative singular nōtiōnem). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɔ.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === notion f (plural notions) notion an elementary treatise === Further reading === “notion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012