idea may apply to a mental image or formulation of something seen or known or imagined, to a pure abstraction, or to something assumed or vaguely sensed.
innovative ideas
my idea of paradise
concept may apply to the idea formed by consideration of instances of a species or genus or, more broadly, to any idea of what a thing ought to be.
a society with no concept of private property
conception is often interchangeable with concept; it may stress the process of imagining or formulating rather than the result.
our changing conception of what constitutes art
thought is likely to suggest the result of reflecting, reasoning, or meditating rather than of imagining.
commit your thoughts to paper
notion suggests an idea not much resolved by analysis or reflection and may suggest the capricious or accidental.
you have the oddest notions
impression applies to an idea or notion resulting immediately from some stimulation of the senses.
the first impression is of soaring height
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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Before long, the notion that Israel had ordered Kirkβs assassination was so widely discussed that Netanyahu publicly denied involvement.βπ Image Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 Both hospitality ventures changed the very notion of quiet luxury.βπ Image Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026 And just days after Moriahβs birth, on May 18, 1996, Wilson was hit with the heartbreaking notion that Moriah would leave her someday.βπ Image Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 When ChatGPT couldnβt reliably add and subtract, let alone search the web, the notion that AI programs would soon be able to do world-class machine-learning research seemed laughable.βπ Image Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for notion
