Definitions for notion

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notion no·tion

Spelling: [noh-shuh n]

IPA: /ˈnoʊ ʃən/

Notion is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 48 anagrams from letters in notion (innoot).

Definitions for notion

noun

1. a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
2. an opinion, view, or belief:
3. conception or idea:
4. a fanciful or foolish idea; whim:
5. an ingenious article, device, or contrivance; knickknack.
6. notions, small articles, as buttons, thread, ribbon, and other personal items, especially such items displayed together for sale, as in a department store.

Origin of notion

1560-70; Latin nōtiōn- (stem of nōtiō) examination, idea, equivalent to nōt(us) past participle of nōscere (see notify) + -iōn- -ion

Examples for notion

Could you talk a minute about the notion of being an unreliable narrator?

But Brooke was out of step with the New Left and its notion of radical chic.

For she thought in the night he will forget his notion, as had often been the case, and he will have some other fancy.

As Puar further pointed out, this notion of a global gay identity is easily manipulated.

But it was always my notion, that children should not dispute their parents' authority.

Some notion of its extent may be gathered from the fact that he possessed 120 cows.

They embraced the notion of a growing America, whose economy could be expanded for the benefit of the majority.

The biggest misfire here, though, was the notion that anyone would believe that this dude looked at all like Prince Harry.

He rattled the snaffle in his mouth with nervous indecision—he had a notion to try it.

But I more wonder, how he came to have a notion of meeting me in this place?