IDEA as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • an estimate of what it would cost
    • a rough idea how long it would take
    Hypernyms(s) idea is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the content of cognition
    • the main thing you are thinking about
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • it was not a good idea
    • the thought never entered my mind
    Hypernyms(s) idea is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a personal view
    Usage Example(s)
    • he has an idea that we don”t like him
    Hypernyms(s) idea is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • your intention
    • what you intend to do
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he had in mind to see his old teacher
    • the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces
    Hypernyms(s) idea is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the theme is announced in the first measures
    • the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it
    Hypernyms(s) idea is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)