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English noun: thought | |||
| 1. | thought (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 | idea | ||
| 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. | thought (cognition) the process of using your mind to consider something carefully | ||
| Samples | Thinking always made him frown. She paused for thought. | ||
| Synonyms | cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | higher cognitive process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abstract thought, consideration, construction, convergent thinking, divergent thinking, excogitation, explanation, free association, ideation, line of thought, logical thinking, mental synthesis, mysticism, out-of-the-box thinking, planning, preparation, problem solving, provision, reasoning, thread, train of thought | ||
| 3. | thought (cognition) the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual | ||
| Samples | 19th century thought. Darwinian thought. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | belief | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mainstream | ||
| 4. | thought (cognition) a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty | ||
| Samples | My opinion differs from yours. I am not of your persuasion. What are your thoughts on Haiti?. | ||
| Synonyms | opinion, persuasion, sentiment, view | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | belief | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | eyes, idea, judgement, judgment, mind, parti pris, pole, political sympathies, politics, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession | ||
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