Etymology : Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from idein to see; more at WIT
Pronunciation : I-dE-&
also I-(")dE
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. concept, thought; opinion, theory; intention, plan, goal; impression; vague supposition. ideaidealisation n.
2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad [syn: idealization].
3. something that exists only as an idea [syn: idealization].
4. a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading" [syn: idealization, glorification].
5. 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.
6. A general notion, or a conception formed by generalization.
7. Hence: Any object apprehended, conceived, or thought of, by the mind; a notion, conception, or thought; the real object that is conceived or thought of.
8. A belief, option, or doctrine; a characteristic or controlling principle; as, an essential idea; the idea of development.
9. A plan or purpose of action; intention; design.
10. A rational conception; the complete conception of an object when thought of in all its essential elements or constituents; the necessary metaphysical or constituent attributes and relations, when conceived in the abstract.
11. A fiction object or picture created by the imagination; the same when proposed as a pattern to be copied, or a standard to be reached; one of the archetypes or patterns of created things, conceived by the Platonists to have excited objectively from eternity in the mind of the Deity. the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him".
12. idea fikir. see:
ide.
13. idea.
14. 1. An idea is a plan, suggestion, or possible course of action. It's a good idea to plan ahead I really like the idea of helping people She told me she'd had a brilliant idea.
15. An idea is an opinion or belief about what something is like or should be like. Some of his ideas about democracy are entirely his own. the idea that reading too many books ruins your eyes = notion.
16. If someone gives you an idea of something, they give you information about it without being very exact or giving a lot of detail. This table will give you some idea of how levels of ability can be measured If you cannot remember the exact date give a rough idea of when it was.
17. If you have an idea of something, you know about it to some extent. No one has any real idea how much the company will make next year.
18. vagueness If you have an idea that something is the case, you think that it may be the case, although you are not certain. I had an idea that he joined the army later, but I may be wrong.
19. The idea of an action or activity is its aim or purpose. The idea is to encourage people to get to know their neighbours. = objective.
20. If you have the idea of doing something, you intend to do it. He sent for a number of books he admired with the idea of re-reading them = intention.
21. emphasis You can use idea in expressions such as I've no idea or I haven't the faintest idea to emphasize that you do not know something. `Is she coming by coach?' --- `Well I've no idea.' = notion.
22. If someone gets the idea, they understand how to do something or they understand what you are telling them. It isn't too difficult once you get the idea.
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