idea
Noun
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is a type of: cognitive content, content, mental object - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learnedsubtypes:
- inspiration - arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
- cogitation - a carefully considered thought about something
- concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
- preoccupation - an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
- misconception - an incorrect conception
- plan, program, programme - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
- figment - a contrived or fantastic idea
- generalisation, generality, generalization - an idea or conclusion having general application
- suggestion - an idea that is suggested
- belief, feeling, impression, notion, opinion - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
- reaction - an idea evoked by some experience
- theorem - an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth
- notion, whim, whimsey, whimsy - an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
- meaning, substance - the idea that is intended
- burden - the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
- motif, theme - a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
- ideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
- idealisation, idealization - something that exists only as an idea
- keynote - a fundamental or central idea
- kink - an eccentric idea
same as: thought -
is a type of: aim, design, intent, intention, purpose - an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actionssame as: mind
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is a type of: opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certaintysubtypes: body image - an individual's idea as assessment of his or her own body
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is a type of: calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning - problem solving that involves numbers or quantitiessubtypes:
- scalage - estimation of the amount of lumber in a log
- credit, credit rating - an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
- dead reckoning, guess, guessing, guesswork, shot - an estimate based on little or no information
- guesstimate, guestimate - an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
- overestimate, overestimation, overrating, overreckoning - a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
- underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning - an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
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referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manneris a type of: air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequencesubtypes:
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