notion

nouns

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"
a general inclusive concept
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
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"
(usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items
"buttons and needles are notions"
is a type of (narrower)
one of a class of artifacts
"an article of clothing"