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- [ahy-dee-uh, ahy-deeuh ]
- /aɪˈdi ə, aɪˈdiə/
- /aɪˈdɪə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahy-dee-uh, ahy-deeuh ]
- /aɪˈdi ə, aɪˈdiə/
Definitions of idea word
- noun idea any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity. 1
- noun idea a thought, conception, or notion: That is an excellent idea. 1
- noun idea an impression: He gave me a general idea of how he plans to run the department. 1
- noun idea an opinion, view, or belief: His ideas on raising children are certainly strange. 1
- noun idea a plan of action; an intention: the idea of becoming an engineer. 1
- noun idea a groundless supposition; fantasy. 1
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Origin of idea
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; < Late Latin < Greek idéā form, pattern, equivalent to ide- (stem of ideîn to see) + -ā feminine noun ending; replacing late Middle English idee < Middle French < Late Latin, as above; akin to wit1
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Parts of speech for Idea
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pronoun
preposition
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idea popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
idea usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for idea
noun idea
- concept — A concept is an idea or abstract principle.
- interpretation — the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
- design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
- sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- belief — Belief is a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good.
verb idea
- check up — If you check up on something, you find out information about it.
- reify — to convert into or regard as a concrete thing: to reify a concept.
- incarnated — embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form: a devil incarnate.
- try out — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
- substantiate — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
Antonyms for idea
noun idea
- disbelief — the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- measurement — the act of measuring.
- insignificance — the quality or condition of being insignificant; lack of importance or consequence.
- concrete — Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water.
Top questions with idea
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