notion
noun
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Definition of notion
1a(1)
: an individual's conception or impression of something known, experienced, or imagined
They had different notions of right and wrong.
(2)
: an inclusive general concept
arriving at the notion of law— Irving Babbitt
(3)
: a theory or belief held by a person or group
the notion of original sin
b
: a personal inclination : whim
He had a notion to try skydiving.
3
notions plural
: small useful items : sundries
found the thread she wanted among the shop's notions
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Synonyms for notion
Synonyms
etceteras, novelties, odds and ends, sundries
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Examples of notion in a Sentence
He has some pretty strange notions.
She had a vague notion about what happened.
The study disproves any notion that dolphins are not intelligent.
She had a notion to try skydiving.
a sewing shop that sells fabrics, books, tools, and notions
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The notion that novelists should be solitary creators has long been deeply ingrained. — Ceridwen Dovey, The New Yorker, "Can You Write a Novel as a Group?," 30 Aug. 2019 At a time when the very notion of gender is under intense scrutiny in some enlightened quarters, the traditional male of the species can only go with the cultural flow, or try to. — John Horgan, The Mercury News, "Horgan: A cosmetics conundrum: a stranger in a strange land," 28 Aug. 2019 But the notion that companies are meant to serve more than just the interests of the almighty shareholder is not, in fact, new at all. — Lila Maclellan, Quartz at Work, "Responsible capitalism is not a form of millennial pandering," 24 Aug. 2019 Then the hepatitis crisis hit, and the notion of a years-long plan became a hard sell when the public and influential figures demanded immediate action. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Why San Diego will never ‘solve’ homelessness," 21 Aug. 2019 Once the notion became widespread that objective knowledge was possible and could be used to improve people’s lives, the emergence of self-sustaining economic growth was near-inevitable. — The Economist, "A society’s values and beliefs matter for its economy," 25 July 2019 As the British empire shrank and the notion of a grand show of military strength became antiquated (and fairly dictatorial), Trooping the Colour became more of a patriotic parade. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, "Queen Elizabeth Was Born in April—So Why Is Her Birthday Celebrated in June?," 6 June 2019 Bloom attacked both Mead and Benedict, and the notion that teachers who preach cultural relativism are turning American students into unpatriotic nihilists has been a recurrent theme in political rhetoric ever since. — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, "How Cultural Anthropologists Redefined Humanity," 19 Aug. 2019 Even though Trump's own senior aides are baffled by the idea and are unsure whether to take it seriously, the notion is not without precedent. — Author: Rick Noack, Claire Parker, Anchorage Daily News, "Greenland to Trump: We are not for sale," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'notion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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notion
noun
no·tion
| \ ˈnō-shən
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Kids Definition of notion
1
: idea sense 2
I haven't the faintest notion what to do.
2
: whim
We had a sudden notion to go swimming.
3
notions plural
: small useful articles (as buttons, needles, and thread)
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