idea

Pronunciation: /aɪ̯ˈdi.ə/

Reading level: easy

Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
  2. noun your intention; what you intend to do
  3. noun a personal view

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin idea (“a (Platonic) idea; archetype”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”), from εἴδω (eídō, “to see”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; see”). Cognate with French idée. Doublet of idée. Related to idol, idolum, and eidolon.

In classic literature

Synonyms

thought

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
content
Narrower (hyponyms)
notion, reaction, cogitation, burden, impression, theme

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