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English noun: idea | |||
| 1. | idea (cognition) the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about | ||
| Samples | It was not a good idea. The thought never entered my mind. | ||
| Synonyms | thought | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive content, content, mental object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | belief, burden, cogitation, concept, conception, construct, feeling, figment, generalisation, generality, generalization, ideal, idealisation, idealization, impression, inspiration, keynote, kink, meaning, misconception, motif, notion, notion, opinion, plan, preoccupation, program, programme, reaction, substance, suggestion, theme, theorem, whim, whimsey, whimsy | ||
| 2. | idea (cognition) your intention; what you intend to do | ||
| Samples | He had in mind to see his old teacher. The idea of the game is to capture all the pieces. | ||
| Synonyms | mind | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aim, design, intent, intention, purpose | ||
| 3. | idea (cognition) a personal view | ||
| Samples | He has an idea that we don't like him. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view | ||
| 4. | idea (cognition) an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | ||
| Samples | An estimate of what it would cost. A rough idea how long it would take. | ||
| Synonyms | approximation, estimate, estimation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | credit, credit rating, dead reckoning, guess, guessing, guesstimate, guesswork, guestimate, overestimate, overestimation, overrating, overreckoning, scalage, shot, underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning | ||
| 5. | idea (communication) (music) melodic subject of a musical composition | ||
| Samples | The theme is announced in the first measures. The accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it. | ||
| Synonyms | melodic theme, musical theme, theme | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | motif, motive, statement, variation | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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