noção

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nōtiō, nōtiōnem (“notion”), from nōscō (“I know; I recognise”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /noˈsɐ̃w̃/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /nuˈsɐ̃w̃/
Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: no‧ção

Noun

noção f (plural noções)

notion; idea; conception
(uncountable) knowledge; information; the state of being aware of something

Synonyms

(conception): concepção, ideia, percepção, imaginação
(knowledge): conhecimento, informação, ciência

Antonyms

(knowledge): desconhecimento

Further reading

noção in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

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