Dictionary definition · idea
noun
- the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about"it was not a good idea"
- your intention; what you intend to do"he had in mind to see his old teacher"
- a personal view"he has an idea that we don't like him"
- an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth"an estimate of what it would cost"
- (music) melodic subject of a musical composition"the theme is announced in the first measures"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).