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Definitions: Notion |
NotionNoun1. A vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying". 2. A general inclusive concept. 3. A whimsical idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories". 4. Small personal or clothing or sewing items: "buttons and needles are notions". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "notion" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Etymology: Notion \No"tion\, [Latin expression notio, from noscere to know: compare to the French expression notion. See Know.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: NotionSynonyms: belief (n), feeling (n), impression (n), notions (n), opinion (n), whim (n), whimsey (n), whimsy (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Credulity | Verb: be credulous; Adjective: jurare in verba magistri; follow implicitly; swallow, gulp down; take on trust; take for granted, take for gospel; run away with a notion, run away with an idea; jump to a conclusion, rush to a conclusion; think the moon is made of green cheese; take for granted, grasp the shadow for the substance; catch at straws, grasp at straws. |
Dissent | Have no notion of, differ toto caelo; revolt at, revolt from the idea. |
Idea | Noun: idea, notion, conception, thought, apprehension, impression, perception, image, gr/eidolon/gr, sentiment, reflection, observation, consideration; abstract idea; archetype, formative notion; guiding conception, organizing conception; image in the mind, regulative principle. |
Ignorance | Verb: be ignorant; Adjective: not know; know not, know not what, know nothing of; have no idea, have no notion, have no conception; not have the remotest idea; not know chalk from cheese. |
Misjudgment | Prejudge, forejudge; presuppose, presume, prejudicate; dogmatize; have a bias; Noun: have only one idea; jurare in verba magistri, run away with the notion; jump to a conclusion, rush to a conclusion, leap to a conclusion, judge hastily, shoot from the hip, jump to conclusions; look only at one side of the shield; view with jaundiced eye, view through distorting spectacles; not see beyond one's nose; dare pondus fumo; get the wrong sow by the ear; (blunder). |
Supposition | Inkling, suggestion, hint, intimation, notion, impression; bare supposition, vague supposition, loose supposition, loose suggestion. |
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Screenplays | We both know that this notion of human equality perpetuates mediocrity. (The Pretender; writing credit: Katerina Marinaki) I was very young, but I remember Longshank's notion of peace. (Braveheart; writing credit: Randall Wallace) When it was over, all I could think about was how this entire notion of oneself, what we are, is just this logical structure, a place to momentarily house all the abstractions. (Waking Life; writing credit: Richard Linklater) I admire your notion of fair odds, mister. (The Magnificent Seven; writing credit: William Roberts; Walter Newman) | |
Lyrics | My foolish notion ("Faith"; performing artist: George Michael) Do it holdin' hands if'n you get the notion. (The Loco-Motion; performing artist: Grand Funk Railroad) What's love but a sweet old fashioned notion (WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT; performing artist: Tina Turner) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (1949) Birth of a Notion (1947) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | First attempt at a bathymetric map by Matthew Fontaine Maury Published in The Physical Geography of the Sea Showed vast relatively shoal area in Mid-Atlantic Gave birth to notion of "Telegraphic Plateau" Helped sell Trans-Atlantic telegraphic cable.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
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Thomas H. Huxley | No delusion is greater than the notion that method and industry can make up for lack of mother-wit, either in science or in practical life. |
W. S. Gilbert | Matrimonial devotion doesn't seem to suit her notion. |
William James | We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be. |
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John Locke | 1690 | Thus that learned king, who well understood the notion of things, makes the difference betwixt a king and a tyrant to consist only in this, that one makes the laws the bounds of his power, and the good of the public, the end of his government; the other makes all give way to his own will and appetite. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | I have some notion of putting such a trimming as this to my white and silver poplin. |
Phantasmagoria | Carroll, Lewis | The notion had occurred to her, The children would be happier, If they were taught to vary. |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | It was their turn to laugh now at the notion of his shaking Scrooge. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | I consider that notion to be a mercenary notion. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | However, others consider this notion unfounded and not scientifically documented. (references) | |
An alternative notion is that the two diseases simply co-exist in the same brain. (references) | ||
A large body of data gathered over the past 25 years in animal studies supports the notion that estrogen has some positive effects on memory function. (references) | ||
Business | The basic notion accepted in the West that disabled people are equal members of society and that they should be treated equally for years has not been the same mindset in Russia. (references) | |
Argentina's first department stores were established in the early 1900s; Gath and Chaves experienced its peak in the 30s and Harrod's in the 50s. The notion that department stores had passed their prime has been disproven. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Morocco | He also called a September 16 ecumenical ceremony in the Rabat cathedral "a big sin" for Muslims and stated that "the notion of dialogue among the three monotheistic religions is a Zionist idea." Kettan's uncensored criticism attacked the King both as the political and religious leader of the country. (references) |
Economic History | Sweden | The economic difficulties of the early 90's are well behind Sweden, and increasingly, attention is being paid to the notion that the social welfare system must be adapted to today's context. (references) |
Human Rights | Mexico | He endorsed the notion of a national accounting for alleged past government misconduct and urged an end to the widespread de facto impunity enjoyed by corrupt officials. (references) |
Minorities | Lebanon | The Government generally has prohibited the construction of permanent structures in the camps on the grounds that such construction encourages the notion of permanent refugee settlement in the country. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | CUPID, n. The so-called god of love. This bastard creation of a barbarous fancy was no doubt inflicted upon mythology for the sins of its deities. Of all unbeautiful and inappropriate conceptions this is the most reasonless and offensive. The notion of symbolizing sexual love by a semisexless babe, and comparing the pains of passion to the wounds of an arrow -- of introducing this pudgy homunculus into art grossly to materialize the subtle spirit and suggestion of the work -- this is eminently worthy of the age that, giving it birth, laid it on the doorstep of prosperity. |
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Rush Limbaugh | What I do oppose is the notion that one lawsuit could wipe a company out and thereby prevent a company from ever going into business. |
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| "Notion" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Notion" is used about 3,644 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 3,644 | 2,664 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "notion": as the notion takes him ♦ collective notion ♦ crazy notion ♦ form a true notion of smth. ♦ he hasn't the faintest notion ♦ i have a notion that ♦ i have a vague notion of it ♦ mistaken notion ♦ preconceived notion ♦ superstitious notion ♦ take a notion. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "notion": euro-notion, object-notion. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
sometimes a great notion | 20 |
de dispositif notion | 6 |
action concept dispositif notion | 5 |
great notion | 5 |
motion notion | 5 |
notion | 4 |
no notion surf | 3 |
abba just notion | 2 |
quilting notion | 2 |
nancy notion | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "notion"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | insig (realization, sense), besef (awareness, be aware of, be conscious of, consciousness, realise, realization, realize, sense, understand), benul (idea, realization, sense), begrip (concept, conception, idea, understanding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | nocion (concept, conception, idea), qëllim (aim, ambition, aspiration, cause, design, designation, end, goal, idea, intent, intention, Mark, mission, object, objective, point, purport, purpose, scope, target, term, thought, view), pikëpamje (angle, aspect, light, mind, outlook, point of view, position, side, standpoint, view, viewpoint), përfytyrim (fantasy, image, imagination, phantasy, picture, reproduction, vision), opinion (judgement, judgment, mind, opinion, say, thinking, view, voice), mendim (brainchild, cogitation, conceit, conception, estimation, idea, judgement, judgment, meditation, mind, muse, opinion, reflection, reflexion, say, self-communion, sentiment, spirit, thinking, thought), ide (brainchild, brainstorm, conception, idea, picture, thought), dëshirë (aim, appetite, craving, desire, hunger, liking, looking for, love, penchant, pleasure, prayer, want, wish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فكرة (conceit, concept, conception, idea, impression, motif, opinion, outline, think, thought, view), مفهوم (comprehensible, concept, connotation, intelligible, it goes without saying, lucid, understandable), مهرفة, معلومات (acquaintance, datum, dope, information, input, poop, reference), نية (animus, intent, intention, mind), نظرية (behaviorism, behaviourism, theory), رآي (point of view, position, thinner). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | схващане (apprehension, comprehension, conception, cramp, grasp, idea, kink, opinion, outlook, perception, prehension, understanding, uptake, view), способност (ability, aptness, bump, capability, capacity, competence, competency, efficiency, faculty, fitness, flair, power, quality, sufficiency, turn), хрумване (fancy, flash, idea, impulse, inspiration, quirk, whim, whimsy, whim-wham), теория (doxy, speculation, theory), категория (bracket, breed, category, class, division, grade, league, pigeonhole, rank, rate, rating, sort, stripe, value), клас (clan, class, classification, ear, form, grade, group, range, rating), възглед (judgement, opinion, outlook, view), намерение (aim, aiming, animus, design, drift, intent, intention, motion, object, plan, purpose, scope, thought, view), мнение (advice, belief, comment, counsel, esteem, estimation, idea, image, mind, opinion, persuasion, pronouncement, sentence, sentiment, thinking, thought, thoughts, verdict, view, voice), знание (cognition, cognizance, familiarity, information, knowing, knowledge, privity, wisdom), желание (desire, eagerness, fancy, pleasure, stomach, will, willingness, wish), представа (conception, idea, picture, presentation, tablature, view), понятие (concept, conception, idea, intention, name), идея (concept, conception, design, idea, intention, message, suggestion, thought). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 概念 (Concept, Ethic, notions). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | názor (estimation, feeling, idea, opinion, outlook, point of view, sentiments, theory, verdict, view, viewpoint), nápad (brain child, brain wave, conception, device, flash, idea, inspiration, thought), tušení (flair, guess, hunch, inkling, presentiment, suspicion, vibes), pojem (concept, idea, name, perception), představa (conception, eidolon, fancy, idea, image, imago, picture, view), dojem (effect, feeling, image, impression, vibes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | begreb (concept, conception, idea, realization, sense). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | begrip (concept, conception, idea, understanding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | nocio, kompreno (realization, sense), komprenaĵo (conception, idea). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | hugtak (concept, idea). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | فکری (Cerebral, Intellectual, Mental, Reflective), فکر (Concept, Idea, Mind, Opinion, Thought), نظریه (Lookout, Opinion, Outlook, Recommendation, Theory, View, Viewpoint), تصور (Fancy, Idea, If, Image, Picture, Supposition, Vision), خیال (Design, Dump, Fancy, Fiction, Ghost, Humor, Idea, Ideology, Imaginary, Impression, Intention, Mind, Plan, Spectrum, Thought, Vision, Whim, Wraith), اندیشه (Anxiety, Idea, Mentality, Opinion, Plan, Reflection, Solicitude, Thought, Worry), ادراک (Cognition, Cognizance, Hindsight, Impression, Perception, Realization, Scent, Understanding, Uptake). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | päähänpisto (idea, whim). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | notion. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Begriff (acquaintance, comprehended, concept, idea, item, knowledge, realization, sense, term, understanded), idee (concept, conception, fancy, idea, scheme, theory, thought). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ιδέα (concept, conception, idea, ism, view), αντίληψη (apperception, apprehension, awareness, cognisance, comprehension, concept, conception, percept, perception, realization, understanding, wit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מוש' (apperceived, attained, concept, conception, idea, obtained, term), רעיון (concept, conception, idea, thought). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | fogalom (abstraction, concept, conception, idea), elképzelés (cast, conception, idea, image, theory, visualization). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Icelandic | skilningur (realization, sense). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | insaf (be conscious of, consciousness, realize), dugaan (allegation, assumption, hunch), angan-angan (delusion, dream, fantasy, thought), anganan (idea), angan (idea, illusion, phantasy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | nozione (concept, idea, knowledge, term, understanded), idea (brainchild, conceit, idea, inspiration, intention, meaning, mind, picture). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 観念 (acceptance, conception, idea, preparedness, resignation, sense), 概念 (concept, general idea). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | がいね" (concept, general idea), か"ね" (acceptance, conception, idea, preparedness, resignation, sense). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 관념 (notions). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malay | faham (realization, sense). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | teaym (attack, bout, bout of sickness, caprice, fad, fit, mood, seizure, spasm, swoon, vagary, whim), smooinaght (concept, impression, opinion, sentiment, think, thought), eie (concept, idea, moan, pang, shout). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | otionnay noção (clou, cognition, concept, general, glimmer, idea, impression). (various references) noţiune (idea, precept, rudiments), pãrere (belief, conceit, conviction, dictum, estimate, estimation, hint, idea, judgement, mind, opinion, paradox, say, thinking, verdict, view, voice), intenţie (aim, contemplation, design, effect, meaning, mind, order, purport, purpose, thought, turn, will), idee (conceit, hint, idea, image, imagination, mind, plan, project, scheme, shade, stroke, thought, view), dorinţã (accord, appetence, appetency, appetite, craving for, desideratum, desire, device, lust, mind, request, requirement, run, urge, wish, yearning), concept (concept, draft, draught, intention), concepţie (apprehension, conception, idea, ideology, image, imagination, mind, outlook, principle, realization, school, thinking, view), capriciu (caprice, crotchet, fad, fancy, freak, quirk, whim, whimsy), articole de galanterie, înclinaţie (addiction, aptness, disposition, grain, hade, inclination, incline, individuality, lean, leaning, mind, partiality, penchant, ply, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, relish, set, squint, taste, tendency, turn, twist, vein, vocation). (various references) понятие (concept, conception, idea, intention). (various references) utisak (afterimage, impression, imprint), predstava (idea, performance, show, taste), pojam (apprehension, concept, conception, idea, term), misao (idea, thought). (various references) noción (concept, idea, slight knowledge, smattering, thought). (various references) begrepp (concept, conception, idea, realization, sense). (various references) kavram (concept), kanı (belief, conclusion, deliverance, esteem, estimation, eye, fancy, idea, impression, judgement, opinion, persuasion, sense, sentiments, sight, surmise, thought, view), heves (alacrity, ambition, anxiety, Ardor, ardour, brio, cult, desire, eagerness, enthusiasm, fad, fancy, fit, freak, furor, furore, grace, inclination, itch, keenness, maggot, nine days' wonder, relish, stomach, studiousness, whim, whimsey, whimsy, zeal), görüş (apprehension, argument, aspect, case, concept, conviction, estimation, eye, feeling, genius, horizon, idea, interest, opinion, optical, outlook, position, sentiments, sight, thought, view, vision, visual), fikir (advice, attitude, belief, cogitation, conceit, concept, conception, estimation, hint, idea, ideo-, impression, inspiration, mind, opinion, position, sentiments, suggestion, thinking, think-so, thought, verdict, view, voice), eğilim (affection, aptitude, bent, bias, current, device, disposition, drift, gravitation, inclination, leaning, liability, obliquity, penchant, ply, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, pulse, relish, sense, set, slant, squint, tendency, tenor, tide, tilt, trend, turn, twist), anlayix (realization, sense). (various references) termin (r).Turkmen/English Dictionary 101, dьюьnje (explanation). (various references) винахід (artifice, contrivance, invention), дотепний пристрій, дрібниці (minutiae, nicety, nothing doing, nothingness, trivia), думка (advice, assessment, censure, idea, mind, opinion, pronouncement, think, thinking, thought, voice), переконання (belief, conviction, credo, creed, dogma, faith, opinion, overpersuasion, persuasion, tenet), поняття (conception, idea, intellection), погляд (angle, aspect, belief, blush, eye, gander, look, mind, opinion, sight, view, viewpoint), принцип (fundamental, principle), дотепний прилад, нахил (bend, bent, cant, declination, droop, hang, inclination, incline, lurch, obliqueness, obliquity, palate, ply, proclivity, propensity, slope, tilt, tip), уявлення (apprehension, conception, imagery, impression), галантерея (haberdashery), клас (category, class, class-room, denomination, nature, remove, school, schoolroom), категорія (brood, category, class, distinction, predicament, rank), точка зору (angle, aspect, contention, outlook, point of view, standpoint), філософське поняття, розум (esprit, head, mentality, mind, nous, reason, wit), ідея (apprehension, idea, tendence, tendency), намір (aim, animus, contemplation, dart, design, effect, intent, intention, purpose, resolve, thought, view). (various references) tạp hoá, khái niệm ý kiến, ý niệm. (various references) tyb (assumption, opinion, surmise), syniad (idea, view), clem (grimaces, slice, sole-piece), amcan (aim, guess, purpose). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | cognitio, cognitione, cognitionem, conceptiones. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "notion": notional, notionalities, notionality, notionally, notions. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "notion": prenotion. (additional references) | |
Words containing "notion": prenotions. (additional references) | |
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"Notion" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: jotnian, nationd, nationhd, Neltino, netin, Ngotho, Ngozion, niton, nnection, noctium, notai, noten, notie, notin, notirn, noton, Notown, Notton, Ntolo, nutacon, onton, otion, Ottino, Sotion. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "notion" (pronounced nō"shun) |
| 4 | -ō" sh u n | commotion, demotion, devotion, emotion, locomotion, lotion, motion, ocean, potion, promotion. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, logician, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "i-n-n-o-o-t" | |
-1 letter: niton, onion. | |
-2 letters: into, noon, onto, toon. | |
-3 letters: inn, ion, nit, noo, not, oot, tin, ton, too. | |
-4 letters: in, it, no, on, ti, to. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-n-n-o-o-t" | |
+1 letter: notions. | |
+2 letters: conation, conjoint, continuo, donation, monition, monotint, nonpoint, nontoxic, noontide, noontime, notation, notional, notornis, novation, snooting, troponin, zonation. | |
+3 letters: anticodon, cognation, cognition, conations, condition, connoting, contagion, continuos, contusion, cottoning, donations, endotoxin, enrooting, entropion, incognito, innovator, ironstone, monitions, monotints, monotonic, monzonite, motioning, nominator, nonaction, nonatomic, noncoital, nonerotic, nonexotic, nonmotile, nonpoetic, nonprofit, nonrioter, nonvoting, noontides, noontimes, notations, novations, optioning, ozonating, ozonation, phonation, prenotion, pronation, ratooning, serotonin, topminnow, troponins, unrooting, zonations. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 6F 74 69 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. --- - .. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01101111 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N o t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 006F 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)488186758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Spoken 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Expressions 14. Expressions: Internet 15. Translations: Modern 16. Translations: Ancient | 17. Derivations 18. Rhymes 19. Anagrams 20. Orthography | 21. Bibliography |
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