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Noun thought has 4 senses
- idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
--1 is a kind of content, cognitive content, mental object
--1 has particulars: | inspiration; cogitation; concept, conception, construct; preoccupation; misconception; plan, program, programme; figment; generalization, generalisation, generality; suggestion; impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion; reaction; theorem; notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey; meaning, substance; burden; theme, motif; ideal; idealization, idealisation; keynote |
- thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation - the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
--2 is a kind of higher cognitive process
--2 has particulars:
- thought - the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought"
--3 is a kind of belief
--3 has particulars: mainstream
- opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
--4 is a kind of belief
--4 has particulars:
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