idea
(noun)
noun
1. the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- it was not a good idea
Similar word(s): thought
Definition categories: thought, content
2. your intention; what you intend to do
- the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces
Similar word(s): mind
Definition categories: thought, aim, design, intent, intention, purpose
3. a personal view
- he has an idea that we don't like him
Definition categories: thought, opinion, persuasion, sentiment, view
4. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- a rough idea how long it would take
Similar word(s): approximation, estimate, estimation
Definition categories: thought, calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning
5. (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
- the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it
Similar word(s): theme
Definition categories: communication, air, line, melody, strain, tune
Sentences with idea as a noun:
- The mere idea of you is enough to excite me.
- I have an idea of how we might escape.
- He had the wild idea that if he leant forward a little, he might be able to touch the mountain-top.