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idea

name · noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /aɪ̯ˈdɪə̯/
  • [ɑjˈdɪː(‿ɹ)] Southern England, triggers Intrusive R
  • General-American: /aɪ̯ˈdi.ə/
  • General-American: /aɪ̯ˈdiə/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /aːˈdɪɹ/ US, Appalachia, r-epenthesis
  • New-Zealand: /aɪ̯ˈdiə̯/
  • New-Zealand: [ɑeˈdiə]
  • New-Zealand: [-ˈdeə]
  • Southern-US, obsolete: /aɪˈdiː/
  • Southern-US, obsolete: /ˈa(ɪ)di/
  • India, North: /ˈɑːj.ɖɪ.jɑː/
  • India, South: /ˈɐj.ɖɪ.jɑː/
  • rhymes with -ɪə
  • rhymes with -iːə
  • CMU ARPABET: AY0 D IY1 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Acronym of International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The conception of someone or something as representing a perfect example; an ideal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The form or shape of something; a quintessential aspect or characteristic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The mere idea of you is enough to excite me.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I have an idea of how we might escape.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A purposeful aim or goal; intent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Yeah, that's the idea.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He had the wild idea that if he leant forward a little, he might be able to touch the mountain-top.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

A musical theme or melodic subject.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an estimate of what it would cost
  • a rough idea how long it would take

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: estimate, estimation, approximation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning

Narrower terms: scalage, credit rating, credit, guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning, guesstimate, guestimate, overestimate, overestimation, overrating, overreckoning, underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning

12

noun

Meaning 12

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it was not a good idea
  • the thought never entered my mind

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thought

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: content, cognitive content, mental object

Narrower terms: inspiration, cogitation, concept, conception, construct, preoccupation, misconception, plan, program, programme, figment, generalization, generalisation, generality, suggestion, impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion, reaction, theorem, whim, whimsy, whimsey, meaning, substance, burden, theme, motif, ideal, idealization, idealisation, keynote, kink

13

noun

Meaning 13

a personal view

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he has an idea that we don't like him

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought

14

noun

Meaning 14

your intention; what you intend to do

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he had in mind to see his old teacher
  • the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mind

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: purpose, intent, intention, aim, design

15

noun

Meaning 15

(music) melodic subject of a musical composition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the theme is announced in the first measures
  • the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: theme, melodic theme, musical theme

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase

Narrower terms: motif, motive, statement, variation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek ῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn) Ancient Greek ῐ̓δέᾱ (ĭdéā)der. Latin ideabor. English idea Borrowed from Latin idea (“a (Platonic) idea; archetype”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”), from εἴδω (eídō, “to see”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; see”). Cognate with French idée. Doublet of idée. Related to idol, idolum, and eidolon.

Across languages

Translations

298 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: ідэ́я (idéja) — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Bulgarian: иде́я (idéja) — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Catalan: idea — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Chinese Mandarin: 構想 /构想 (gòuxiǎng) — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Chinese Mandarin: 構思 /构思 (gòusī) — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Chinese Mandarin: 理念 (lǐniàn) — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Danish: idé — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Danish: koncept — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Esperanto: ideo — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Finnish: idea — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Galician: idea — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Hungarian: idea — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Hungarian: eszme — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Italian: concetto — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Italian: principio — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Khiamniungan Naga: tûa — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Norwegian Bokmål: idé — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Norwegian Bokmål: konsept — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Polish: idea — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Russian: иде́я (idéja) — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Swedish: idé — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Swedish: koncept — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Ukrainian: іде́я (idéja) — philosophy: abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect
  • Finnish: idea — (obsolete in English) the conception of someone or something as representing an ideal
  • Hungarian: eszmény — (obsolete in English) the conception of someone or something as representing an ideal
  • Italian: ideale — (obsolete in English) the conception of someone or something as representing an ideal
  • Italian: archetipo — (obsolete in English) the conception of someone or something as representing an ideal
  • Khiamniungan Naga: tûa — (obsolete in English) the conception of someone or something as representing an ideal
  • Finnish: olemus — (obsolete in English) the form or shape of something; a quintessential aspect or characteristic
  • Italian: aspetto — (obsolete in English) the form or shape of something; a quintessential aspect or characteristic
  • Italian: forma — (obsolete in English) the form or shape of something; a quintessential aspect or characteristic
  • Afrikaans: idee — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Albanian: ide — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Albanian: mendim — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Amharic: ሐሳብ (ḥäsab) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Arabic: فِكْرَة (fikra) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Arabic: فِكْر (fikr) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Armenian: միտք (mitkʻ) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Armenian: գաղափար (gaġapʻar) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Asturian: idea — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Azerbaijani: düşüncə — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Azerbaijani: fikir — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Bashkir: фекер (feker) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Bashkir: төшөнсә (töşönsə) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Belarusian: ідэ́я (idéja) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Belarusian: ду́мка (dúmka) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Bulgarian: предста́ва (predstáva) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Bulgarian: иде́я (idéja) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Bulgarian: ми́съл (mísǎl) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Burmese: အကြံ (a.kram) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Burmese: အိုင်ဒီယာ (uingdiya) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Catalan: idea — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Cebuano: hunahuna — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Chechen: ойла (ojla) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏗ (adanvtedi) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Chinese Mandarin: 主意 (zhǔyi) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Chinese Mandarin: 思想 (sīxiǎng) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Chinese Mandarin: 想法 (xiǎngfǎ) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Czech: nápad — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Czech: myšlenka — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Czech: idea — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Danish: begreb — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Danish: idé — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Dutch: idee — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Dutch: ingeving — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Dutch: gedachte — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Dutch: denkbeeld — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Esperanto: ideo — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Estonian: mõte — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Ewe: susu — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Finnish: ajatus — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Finnish: mielikuva — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • French: idée — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Friulian: idee — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Galician: idea — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Georgian: იდეა (idea) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Georgian: ცნება (cneba) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • German: Idee — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • German: Ahnung — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • German: Begriff — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • German: Idee — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • German: Ahnig — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Greek: ιδέα (idéa) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Haitian Creole: lide — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Hebrew: רַעֲיוֹן (ra'ayón) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Hebrew: מֻשָּׂג (muság) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Hindi: विचार (vicār) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Hungarian: elképzelés — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Hungarian: elgondolás — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Hungarian: eszme — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Hungarian: fogalom — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Hungarian: ötlet — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Icelandic: hugmynd — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Icelandic: hugtak — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Indonesian: ide — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Interlingua: idea — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Irish: smaoineamh — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Italian: idea — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Italian: pensata — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Japanese: 着想 (chakusō) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Japanese: 考え (kangae) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Japanese: 主意 (shui) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Japanese: アイデア (aidea) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Japanese: 思想 (shisō) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Kazakh: ой (oi) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Kazakh: идея (ideä) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Kazakh: пікір (pıkır) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Khmer: គំនិត (kumnɨt) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Khmer: ចិន្តា (centaa) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Khmer: ចេតនា (ceetaʼnaa) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Khmer: ចេតសិក (ceetaʼsək) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Korean: 생각 (saenggak) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Korean: 아이디어 (aidieo) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Korean: 사상 (sasang) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Central Kurdish: بیروڕا (bîrurra) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Kyrgyz: ой (oy) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Kyrgyz: идея (ideya) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Kyrgyz: пикир (pikir) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Lao: ຄວາມຄຶດ (khuām khưt) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Latin: īnfōrmātiō — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Latvian: ideja — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Latvian: doma — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Lithuanian: idėja — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Lithuanian: mintis — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Luxembourgish: Iddi — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Macedonian: иде́ја (idéja) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Macedonian: мисла (misla) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Mongolian: санаа (sanaa) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Mongolian: бодол (bodol) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Khiamniungan Naga: tûa — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Norwegian Bokmål: begrep — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Norwegian Bokmål: idé — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Old English: ġeþōht — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Iranian Persian: ایدِه (ide) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Iranian Persian: فِکْر (fekr) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Plautdietsch: Iedee — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Polish: idea — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Polish: pomysł — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Portuguese: ideia — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Romanian: idee — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Russian: иде́я (idéja) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Russian: мысль (myslʹ) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Scottish Gaelic: beachd — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Scottish Gaelic: smaoin — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Scottish Gaelic: beachd-smaoin — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Serbo-Croatian: помисао — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Serbo-Croatian: замисао — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Serbo-Croatian: идеја — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Serbo-Croatian: мисао — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Serbo-Croatian: pomisao — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Serbo-Croatian: zamisao — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Serbo-Croatian: ideja — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Serbo-Croatian: misao — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Slovak: nápad — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Slovak: myšlienka — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Slovak: idea — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Slovene: predstava — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Slovene: zamisel — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Slovene: ideja — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Spanish: idea — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Swahili: wazo — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Swedish: idé — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Swedish: tanke — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Swedish: begrepp — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Tajik: идея (ideya) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Tajik: фикр (fikr) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Tajik: ғоя (ġoya) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Tajik: ақида (aqida) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Tatar: төшенчә (töşençä) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Tatar: фикер (fiker) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Tatar: уй (uy) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Tatar: мәсләк (mäsläk) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Telugu: ఉపాయము (upāyamu) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Thai: ความคิด (kwaam-kít) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Tocharian B: palskalñe — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Turkish: düşünce — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Turkmen: pikir — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Turkmen: ideýa — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Ukrainian: іде́я (idéja) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Ukrainian: ду́мка (dúmka) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Urdu: فِکْر (fikr) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Urdu: وِچار (vicār) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Uyghur: پىكىر (pikir) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Uzbek: tushuncha — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Uzbek: fikr — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Uzbek: gʻoya — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Uzbek: ideya — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Uzbek: oʻy — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Uzbek: xayol — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Vietnamese: ý định — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Vietnamese: tư tưởng — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Vietnamese: ý niệm — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Welsh: syniad — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Yiddish: אידעע (idee) — an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory
  • Arabic: فِكْرَة (fikra) — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Arabic: فِكْر (fikr) — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Arabic: فكرة (fikra) — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Bashkir: төшөнсә (töşönsə) — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Bashkir: фекер (feker) — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Bulgarian: поня́тие (ponjátie) — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Burmese: အကြံ (a.kram) — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Catalan: idea — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Dutch: gedachte — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Dutch: bedenking — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Dutch: idee — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Estonian: arvamus — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Finnish: ajatus — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • French: pensée — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Galician: idea — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Hindi: विचार (vicār) — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Hungarian: gondolat — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Irish: smaoineamh — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Irish: idé — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Irish: nóisean — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Italian: parere — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Italian: idea — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Italian: pensiero — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Italian: nozione — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Māori: ariā — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Portuguese: ideia — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Romanian: părere — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Russian: представле́ние (predstavlénije) — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Russian: поня́тие (ponjátije) — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Scottish Gaelic: beachd — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Scottish Gaelic: smaoin — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Scottish Gaelic: beachd-smaoin — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Telugu: అభిప్రాయము (abhiprāyamu) — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Ukrainian: уя́влення (ujávlennja) — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Ukrainian: поня́ття (ponjáttja) — any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking
  • Bulgarian: иде́я (idéja) — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Bulgarian: план (plan) — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Catalan: idea — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Chinese Mandarin: 構想 /构想 (gòuxiǎng) — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Dutch: bedoeling — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Dutch: intentie — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Dutch: plan — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Dutch: idee — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Estonian: kavatsus — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Finnish: ajatus — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Finnish: idea — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • French: idée — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Galician: idea — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Hindi: विचार (vicār) — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Hungarian: ötlet — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Hungarian: terv — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Hungarian: elképzelés — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Italian: pensiero — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Italian: piano — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Italian: progetto — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Italian: intuizione — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Italian: intento — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Italian: idea — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Japanese: 構想 (kōsō) — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Korean: 구상 (gusang) — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Norwegian Bokmål: idé — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Portuguese: plano — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Portuguese: ideia — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Romanian: idee — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Russian: иде́я (idéja) — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Russian: план (plan) — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Russian: за́мысел (zámysel) — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Scottish Gaelic: smaoin — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Spanish: plano — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Spanish: idea — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Spanish: ideal — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Swedish: idé — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Telugu: వ్యూహము (vyūhamu) — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Welsh: amcan — a conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention
  • Bulgarian: предста́ва (predstáva) — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Catalan: idea — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Dutch: indruk — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Dutch: impressie — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Dutch: idee — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Estonian: aimdus — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Finnish: ajatus — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Finnish: kuvitelma — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Hindi: विचार (vicār) — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Hebrew: מֻשָּׂג (muság) — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Hungarian: ötlet — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Hungarian: elképzelés — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Hungarian: képzet — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Irish: tuairim — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Irish: barúil — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Italian: impressione — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Norwegian Bokmål: idé — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Norwegian Bokmål: innfall — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Portuguese: noção — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Romanian: bănuială — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Scottish Gaelic: beachd — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Scottish Gaelic: smaoin — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Scottish Gaelic: beachd-smaoin — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Welsh: amcan — a vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression
  • Finnish: teema — a musical theme or melodic subject
  • Hungarian: téma — a musical theme or melodic subject
  • Italian: tema — a musical theme or melodic subject
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tema — a musical theme or melodic subject
  • Russian: те́ма (téma) — a musical theme or melodic subject
  • Telugu: స్వరకల్పన (svarakalpana) — a musical theme or melodic subject