IDEA meaning: Concept formed in the mind

We found 45 dictionaries that define the word idea:

General (27 matching dictionaries)

idea, the idea: Merriam-Webster.com
idea, the idea: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
idea: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
idea: Collins English Dictionary
idea: Vocabulary.com
Idea, idea: Wordnik
idea: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
idea: Wiktionary
idea: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
idea: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
idea: Infoplease Dictionary
IDEA: Dictionary.com
idea: Online Etymology Dictionary
idea: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
IDEA (cipher), IDEA, Idea (album), Idea (butterfly), Idea (disambiguation), Idea (genus), Idea (political party), Idea (supermarkets), Idea, The Idea (book), The Idea (musical), The Idea (wordless novel): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Idea: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
idea: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
idea: Rhymezone
idea, idea, idea: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
idea: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
I.D.E.A, IDEA: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
idea: Free Dictionary
idea: Mnemonic Dictionary
idea: Dictionary/thesaurus
idea: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Art (3 matching dictionaries)

idea: Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names
The Organon: A Conceptually Indexed Dictionary (by Genus and Differentia) (No longer online)
Literary Criticism (No longer online)

Business (2 matching dictionaries)

idea: Legal dictionary
BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (4 matching dictionaries)

IDEA: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
BABEL: Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms (No longer online)
I T Glossary (No longer online)
IDEA (cipher), idea: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)

Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
online medical dictionary (No longer online)
idea: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)

IDEA: Acronym Finder
AbbreviationZ (No longer online)
idea: Idioms

Religion (1 matching dictionary)

Idea: Catholic Encyclopedia

Science (1 matching dictionary)

FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

idea: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See idealess as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun:  (philosophy) An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) The conception of someone or something as representing a perfect example; an ideal.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) The form or shape of something; a quintessential aspect or characteristic.
▸ noun:  An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory.
▸ noun:  More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.
▸ noun:  A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention.
▸ noun:  A purposeful aim or goal; intent
▸ noun:  A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression.
▸ noun:  (music) A musical theme or melodic subject.

Opposite:

reality, fact, truth, actuality, certainty

Types:

concept, notion, thought, belief, hypothesis, theory, law, principle, tenet, more...

Phrases:

the idea, no idea, new idea, very idea, bad idea, more...

Adjectives:

good, new, same, general, very, basic, clear, whole, main, bad, central

Colors:

yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, more...

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