Idea
WordNet
noun
(1) An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
"An estimate of what it would cost"
"A rough idea how long it would take"
(2) The content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
"It was not a good idea"
"The thought never entered my mind"
(3) A personal view
"He has an idea that we don't like him"
(4) Your intention; what you intend to do
"He had in mind to see his old teacher"
"The idea of the game is to capture all the pieces"
(5) (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
"The theme is announced in the first measures"
"The accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
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Etymology
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Noun
- The transcript, image, or picture of a visible object that is formed by the mind; also, a similar image of any object whatever, whether sensible or spiritual.
- That which exists in the mind as the result of mental activity; a thought or a concept
- Ideas won't go to jail.—A. Whitney Griswold (1952)
- Someone's opinion, belief or conviction that is accepted as true
- An intuitive notion; a feeling or hunch
- A plan or scheme for doing something, or an intention
- A musical theme or melodic subject