idea

Nouns

• (n) the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
  • it was not a good idea
  • the thought never entered my mind
  thought,
• (n) your intention; what you intend to do
  • he had in mind to see his old teacher
  • the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces
  mind,
• (n) a personal view
  • he has an idea that we don't like him
• (n) an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
  • an estimate of what it would cost
  • a rough idea how long it would take
  approximation, estimate, estimation,
• (n) (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
  • the theme is announced in the first measures
  • the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it
  melodic theme, musical theme, theme,

Synonyms

Words of close approximity