English > idea: 5 senses > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | The content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about. |
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| Example | "it was not a good idea" |
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| Synonym | thought |
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| Narrower | burden | The central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse |
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| cogitation | A carefully considered thought about something |
| concept, conception, construct | An abstract or general idea inferred / inferred / inferred / inferred or derived from specific instances |
| figment | A contrived or fantastic idea |
| generalization, generalisation, generality | An idea or conclusion having general application |
| ideal | The idea of something that is perfect |
| idealization, idealisation | Something that exists only as an idea |
| impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion | A vague idea in which some confidence is placed |
| inspiration | arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity |
| keynote | A fundamental or central idea |
| kink | An eccentric idea |
| meaning, substance | The idea that is intended |
| misconception | An incorrect conception |
| notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey | An odd / odd or fanciful or capricious idea |
| plan, program, programme | A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished |
| preoccupation | An idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention |
| reaction | An idea evoked by some experience |
| suggestion | An idea that is suggested |
| theme, motif | A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work |
| theorem | An idea accepted as a demonstrable truth |
| Broader | content, cognitive content, mental object | The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
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| Spanish | idea, pensamiento |
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| Catalan | idea, pensament |
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| Adjectives | ideal | constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception |
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| psychomotor | of or relating to or characterizing mental events that have motor consequences or vice versa |
| Verbs | ideate | form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case |
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English > idea: 5 senses > noun 4, cognition| Meaning | An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth. |
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| Example | "a rough idea how long it would take" |
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| Synonyms | estimate, estimation, approximation |
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| Narrower | credit rating, credit | An estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments |
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| guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning | An estimate based on little or no information |
| guesstimate, guestimate | An estimate that combines reasoning with guessing |
| overestimate, overestimation, overrating, overreckoning | A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high |
| scalage | estimation of the amount of lumber in a log |
| underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning | An estimation that is too low |
| Broader | calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning | problem solving that involves numbers or quantities |
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| Spanish | aproximación, estimación, idea, presupuesto |
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| Catalan | idea |
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