an abstract notion In art, how can you represent abstract notions such as peace or justice? a romantic notion (=one that is based on how you want something to be, not how it is in real life ) He rejected the romantic notion of rugby as a game for gentlemen. a simple notion You cannot rate the project according to a simple notion of ‘value for money’: there are too many factors involved. an absurd/ridiculous notion They had the ridiculous notion that they could make a living from singing. adjectives a vague notion (=an unclear idea ) He had only a vague notion of what might happen next. reject/dismiss a notion Aristotle rejected the notion that the body and the soul are separate. challenge/dispute a notion Copernicus challenged the notion that the Sun goes around the Earth. reinforce a notion (=make an idea stronger or easier to believe ) The research reinforces the notion that fathers have an important role in their children’s lives. support a notion There is no evidence to support the notion that girls are treated better than boys in school. accept a notion Probably 95% of scientists now accept the notion that human activity is causing climate change. ► see thesaurus at idea 2 → notions COLLOCATIONS verbs have a notion He didn’t have a clear notion of what he had to do. accept/challenge/reject etc a notion They reject the notion of group guilt. notion that the notion that human beings are basically good She had no notion what he meant. She had only a vague notion of what she wanted to do. ○ W3 AWL noun 1 IDEA an idea, belief, or opinion notion of misguided notions of male superiority The traditional notion of marriage goes back thousands of years.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English notion no‧tion / ˈnəʊʃ ən $ ˈnoʊ- /
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