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i⋅de⋅a

  [ahy-dee-uh, ahy-deeuh]
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–noun
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. a concept developed by the mind.
b. a conception of what is desirable or ought to be; ideal.
c. (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.
d. Kantianism. idea of pure reason.
8. Music. a theme, phrase, or figure.
9. Obsolete.
a. a likeness.
b. a mental image.
Origin:
1400–50; < LL < Gk idéā form, pattern, equiv. to ide- (s. of ideîn to see) + -ā fem. n. ending; r. late ME idee < MF < LL, as above; akin to wit 1

Related forms:
i⋅de⋅a⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1, 2. Idea, thought, conception, notion refer to a product of mental activity. Idea, although it may refer to thoughts of any degree of seriousness or triviality, is commonly used for mental concepts considered more important or elaborate: We pondered the idea of the fourth dimension. The idea of his arrival frightened me. Thought, which reflects its primary emphasis on the mental process, may denote any concept except the more weighty and elaborate ones: I welcomed his thoughts on the subject. A thought came to him. Conception suggests a thought that seems complete, individual, recent, or somewhat intricate: The architect's conception delighted them. Notion suggests a fleeting, vague, or imperfect thought: a bare notion of how to proceed. 4. sentiment, judgment.
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i·de·a   (ī-dē'ə)   
n.  
  1. Something, such as a thought or conception, that potentially or actually exists in the mind as a product of mental activity.
  2. An opinion, conviction, or principle: has some strange political ideas.
  3. A plan, scheme, or method.
  4. The gist of a specific situation; significance: The idea is to finish the project under budget.
  5. A notion; a fancy.
  6. Music A theme or motif.
  7. Philosophy
    1. In the philosophy of Plato, an archetype of which a corresponding being in phenomenal reality is an imperfect replica.
    2. In the philosophy of Kant, a concept of reason that is transcendent but nonempirical.
    3. In the philosophy of Hegel, absolute truth; the complete and ultimate product of reason.
  8. Obsolete A mental image of something remembered.

[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
i·de'a·less adj.
Synonyms: These nouns refer to what is formed or represented in the mind as the product of mental activity. Idea has the widest range: "Human history is in essence a history of ideas" (H.G. Wells).
Thought is distinctively intellectual and stresses contemplation and reasoning: "Language is the dress of thought" (Samuel Johnson).
Notion often refers to a vague, general, or even fanciful idea: "She certainly has some notion of drawing" (Rudyard Kipling).
Concept and conception are applied to mental formulations on a broad scale: You seem to have absolutely no concept of time. "Every succeeding scientific discovery makes greater nonsense of old-time conceptions of sovereignty" (Anthony Eden).
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Language Translation for : ideas
Spanish: inventiva, ideas,
German: die Findigkeit,
Japanese: 機転
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