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单词 notions
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notion

noun

no·​tion ˈnō-shən How to pronounce notion (audio)
1
a(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 lawIrving 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.
2
obsolete : mind, intellect
3
notions plural : small useful items : sundries
found the thread she wanted among the shop's notions

Synonyms

  • etceteras
  • novelties
  • odds and ends
  • sundries
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Example Sentences

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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Word History

Etymology

Latin notion-, notio, from noscere

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(2)

Kids Definition

notion

noun
no·​tion ˈnō-shən How to pronounce notion (audio)
1
a
: idea sense 2, conception
have a notion of a poem's meaning
b
: a belief held : opinion
c
: a sudden wish or desire : whim
just had a notion to go home
2
plural : small useful articles (as pins, needles, or thread)

notions

noun

plural of notion
as in novelties
small useful items the fabric store had a wide variety of thread, pins, buttons, and other notions

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • novelties
  • sundries
  • variety
  • etceteras
  • baubles
  • gewgaws
  • trinkets
  • knickknacks
  • nicknacks
  • gadgets
  • geegaws
  • bric-a-brac
  • odds and ends
  • hodgepodge
  • miscellany
  • gimmicks
  • jiggers
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