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idea
[ ahy-dee-uh, ahy-deeuh ]
noun
- any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- a thought, conception, or notion:
That is an excellent idea.
- an impression:
He gave me a general idea of how he plans to run the department.
- an opinion, view, or belief:
His ideas on raising children are certainly strange.
Synonyms: ,
- a plan of action; an intention:
the idea of becoming an engineer.
- a groundless supposition; fantasy.
- 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.
- Music. a theme, phrase, or figure.
- Obsolete.
- a likeness.
- a mental image.
Idea
1/ ²¹ÉªËˆ»åɪə /
noun
- another name for Form
idea
2/ ²¹ÉªËˆ»åɪə /
noun
- any content of the mind, esp the conscious mind
- the thought of something
the very idea appals me
- a mental representation of something
she's got a good idea of the layout of the factory
- the characterization of something in general terms; concept
the idea of a square circle is self-contradictory
- an individual's conception of something
his idea of honesty is not the same as yours and mine
- the belief that something is the case
he has the idea that what he's doing is right
- a scheme, intention, plan, etc
here's my idea for the sales campaign
- a vague notion or indication; inkling
he had no idea of what life would be like in Africa
- significance or purpose
the idea of the game is to discover the murderer
- philosophy
- a private mental object, regarded as the immediate object of thought or perception
- a Platonic Idea or Form
- music a thematic phrase or figure; motif
- obsolete.a mental image
- get ideasto become ambitious, restless, etc
- not one's idea ofnot what one regards as (hard work, a holiday, etc)
- that's an ideathat is worth considering
- the very idea!that is preposterous, unreasonable, etc
Usage
Derived Forms
- ¾±Ëˆ»å±ð²¹±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ¾±Â·»å±ða·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ±è°ù±ði·»å±ða noun
- ²õ³Ü²úi·»å±ða noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of idea1
Idioms and Phrases
see bright idea ; put ideas in someone's head ; what's the idea .Example Sentences
"I talked a little bit to the other players about it and felt like it was a good idea to sign", the 23-year-old American said on Wednesday.
At the heart of Booker’s marathon speech was the idea that the U.S. is at a “moral moment†and it isn’t about left or right, but “right or wrong.â€
While the content may have a spontaneous, on-the-fly vibe, the opposite is true: “I plan them out. I practice. We’ve done multiple takes. I have an idea of something, and then basically direct it.â€
I had no idea it would become so iconic.
“Everything Trump touches he screws up. I don’t know why he thinks these tariffs are such a good idea, but who knows how his brain works? I sure as hell don’t.â€
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An idea is any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity. How is idea different from thought, conception, and notion? Learn more on .Ìý
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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