- impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
--1 is a kind of idea, thought
--1 has particulars:presence; effect; first blush; intuition, hunch, suspicion - notion - a general inclusive concept
--2 is a kind of concept, conception, construct
--2 has particulars: mumpsimus- notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey - an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"
--3 is a kind of idea, thought
- notion - (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"
--4 is a kind of article
--4 has particulars: ribbon - notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey - an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"