Notion

nō′shun, n. the art of forming a conception in the mind of the various marks or qualities of an object: the result of this act, a conception: opinion: belief: judgment: a caprice or whim: any small article ingeniously devised or invented, usually in pl. — adj. Nō′tional , of the nature of a notion: ideal: fanciful.— adv. Nō′tionally , in notion or mental apprehension: in idea, not in reality.— n. Nō′tionist , one who holds ungrounded opinions. [Fr.,—L. notion-em — noscĕre , notum , to know.]