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Definitions for Idea

[1] any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
[2] a thought, conception, or notion: That is an excellent idea.
[3] an impression: He gave me a general idea of how he plans to run the department.
[4] an opinion, view, or belief: His ideas on raising children are certainly strange.
[5] a plan of action; an intention: the idea of becoming an engineer.
[6] a groundless supposition; fantasy.
[7] Philosophy . a concept developed by the mind. a conception of what is desirable or ought to be; ideal. (initial capital letter ) Platonism .Also called form. an archetype or pattern of which the individual objects in any natural class are imperfect copies and from which they derive their being. Kantianism . idea of pure reason.
[8] Music . a theme, phrase, or figure.
[9] Obsolete . a likeness. a mental image.
[10] any content of the mind, esp the conscious mind
[11] the thought of something the very idea appals me
[12] a mental representation of something she's got a good idea of the layout of the factory
[13] the characterization of something in general terms; concept the idea of a square circle is self-contradictory
[14] an individual's conception of something his idea of honesty is not the same as yours and mine
[15] the belief that something is the case he has the idea that what he's doing is right
[16] a scheme, intention, plan, etc here's my idea for the sales campaign
[17] a vague notion or indication; inkling he had no idea of what life would be like in Africa
[18] significance or purpose the idea of the game is to discover the murderer
[19] philosophy a private mental object, regarded as the immediate object of thought or perception a Platonic Idea or Form
[20] music a thematic phrase or figure; motif
[21] obsolete a mental image
[22] get ideas to become ambitious, restless, etc
[23] not one's idea of not what one regards as (hard work, a holiday, etc)
[24] that's an idea that is worth considering
[25] the very idea! that is preposterous, unreasonable, etc
[26] another name for Form

Words related to Idea

concept, interpretation, design, sense, belief, intention, objective, scheme, conclusion, perception, theory, form, understanding, meaning, plan, solution, thought, suggestion, opinion, feeling

Words nearby Idea

idc, idd, iddhi, iddm, ide, idea, idea hamster, idea man, idea of pure reason, idea of reference, ideaistic

Origin of Idea

1400–50; < Late Latin < Greek idéā form, pattern, equivalent to ide- (stem of ideîn to see) + -ā feminine noun ending; replacing late Middle English idee < Middle French < Late Latin, as above; akin to wit1

Other words from Idea

i·de·a·less , adjective
pre·i·de·a , noun
sub·i·de·a , noun

Word origin for Idea

C16: via Late Latin from Greek: model, pattern, notion, from idein to see

Synonyms for Idea

belief, concept, conclusion, design, feeling, form, intention, interpretation, meaning, notion, objective, opinion, perception, plan, scheme, sense, solution, suggestion, theory, thought, understanding, view, aim, approximation, brainstorm, clue, conception, conviction, doctrine, end, essence, estimate, fancy, flash, guess, hint, hypothesis, import, impression, inkling, intimation, judgment, object, pattern, purpose, reason, significance, suspicion, teaching, viewpoint, believed abstraction