Idea - Definition

n 1: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking
about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered
my mind" [syn: idea, thought]
2: your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to see
his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the
pieces" [syn: mind, idea]
3: a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him"
4: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth;
"an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long
it would take" [syn: estimate, estimation,
approximation, idea]
5: (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme
is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked
up the idea and elaborated it" [syn: theme, melodic
theme, musical theme, idea]