'Concept' definitions:
Definition of 'concept'
(from WordNet)
noun
An abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances [syn: concept, conception, construct] [ant: misconception]
Definition of 'Concept'
From: GCIDE
- Concept \Con"cept\, n. [L. conceptus (cf. neut. conceptum fetus), p. p. of concipere to conceive: cf. F. concept. See Conceit.] An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal. [1913 Webster]
- The words conception, concept, notion, should be limited to the thought of what can not be represented in the imagination; as, the thought suggested by a general term. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'concept'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apprehension,
- assumption,
- attitude,
- climate of opinion,
- common belief,
- community sentiment,
- conceit,
- conception,
- conceptualization,
- conclusion,
- consensus gentium,
- consideration,
- eidetic image,
- envisaging,
- envisioning,
- estimate,
- estimation,
- ethos,
- eye,
- fancy,
- feeling,
- general belief,
- idea,
- image,
- imagery,
- imagery study,
- imaging,
- imagism,
- imagistic poetry,
- imago,
- impression,
- intellection,
- intellectual object,
- judgment,
- lifelike image,
- lights,
- memory-trace,
- mental image,
- mental impression,
- mental picture,
- mental representation,
- mind,
- mystique,
- notion,
- objectification,
- observation,
- opinion,
- perception,
- personal judgment,
- picture,
- picturing,
- poetic imagery,
- point of view,
- popular belief,
- position,
- posture,
- presumption,
- prevailing belief,
- public belief,
- public opinion,
- reaction,
- recept,
- reflection,
- representation,
- sentiment,
- sight,
- stance,
- supposition,
- theory,
- thinking,
- thought,
- view,
- vision,
- visual image,
- visualization,
- Vorstellung,
- way of thinking,
- word-painting