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(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.
adj
allusive; making allusion
n
A previously untold secret account of an incident.
adj
Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
n
(countable, psychology) The general process or a particular act of mental assimilation of new experience into the totality of one's past experience.
n
The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
adv
Used to draw attention to the use of a metaphor, sometimes to prevent confusion or to highlight wordplay.
adj
Exhibiting or relating to attuition.
n
(obsolete) A vision of a prophetic or admonitory nature.
adj
Conscious or having knowledge of something.
n
One whose self-identity is in passive roles, such as experiencing and observing.
adj
(pragmatics) Adopting an attitude, by making an utterance.
adj
Possessing or endowed with a mind.
n
The act of cerebrating; thinking, reflection, thought.
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One who has the power of claircognizance.
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Joint awareness; the condition of being aware with, or of, somebody else.
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An awareness of things on the edge of one's consciousness that are only brought into focus under certain circumstances.
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A person who cogitates; a thinker
n
Alternative spelling of cognizance [An emblem, badge or device, used as a distinguishing mark by the body of retainers of a royal or noble house.]
adj
Alternative spelling of cognizant [Aware; fully informed; having understanding of a fact]
adj
Aware; fully informed; having understanding of a fact
n
(often in the plural) Someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field.
v
Obsolete form of conceive. [(transitive) To develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to originate.]
n
Obsolete form of conceit. [(obsolete) Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.]
n
The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.
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(transitive) To develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to originate.
v
to conceive; to dream up
n
An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.
adj
(obsolete) Apt to conceive; fruitful.
n
A person who comes up with the idea for something.
n
The concept so formed; something conceptualized
n
(literature) Affected wit; a witty turn of phrase; a conceit.
n
One who conceives, who has an idea or concept.
v
(transitive) To generate (an image or an idea) in one's mind.
n
(obsolete) Consciousness; thinking; awareness, especially self-awareness.
n
The part of the mind that is aware of itself; the consciousness.
n
An increase of concerned awareness, especially of some social or political issue.
n
Observation with understanding.
n
The act of construing or interpreting; interpretation.
adj
Relating to contemplation.
adj
Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
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(law, obsolete) Cognizance.
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The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.
adv
In a decretive manner.
n
Expression of one's feelings by outward signs.
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the application of a defined set of cognitive, strategic and practical processes to develop design concepts
n
A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
v
(transitive) To banish from the imagination.
n
A problem-solving mindset displayed where a simpler solution for solving a particular problem type is not noticed due to thinking being fixed into a particular logic pattern by earlier repetitions of similar solutions.
adj
Of speech, exclamatory.
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(psychology) A conditioned response that occurs when people are blocked from understanding and using new ways of thinking by the perspectives they acquired through past experience.
v
To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.
v
(transitive) To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine.
n
The process or result of envisioning.
n
clear and precise knowledge
n
An activity, process, or state that is the result of another; a by-product, a consequence.
n
An outgrowth or protruded part.
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The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.
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To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
v
(transitive) To portray in the mind, using fantasy.
v
(transitive) To portray in the mind, using fantasy.
v
(transitive) To imagine; to conceive mentally.
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An opinion, an attitude.
v
To retell something real as if it were fiction, especially by fabricating falsehoods
n
A way of thinking; a mindset or set of attitudes.
n
Alternative form of state of mind [The psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings.]
n
act or process of knowing
n
(slang, neologism) A hypothetical collection of thoughts and actions one may undertake to improve one's financial and social life and to stay on the 'grind'.
n
A usual way to think of something; a mindset
v
(transitive and intransitive) To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are not really present; to have visions; to experience a hallucination.
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A potential bias in epidemiologic studies, involving the fact that subjects who voluntarily enroll in a clinical trial and actually follow the experimental regimen are likely to be healthier than the general population.
n
A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression.
n
The property or state of being an idea.
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(intransitive) To conceive or form an ideal.
n
(often business) The synthesis of ideas.
n
Alternative spelling of idée fixe [(psychology) An idea dominating the mind and maintained despite evidence to the contrary; (loosely), an obsession.]
n
Idea, occurring only in certain set phrases which are borrowings from French:
v
Obsolete form of imagine. [(transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.]
adj
(obsolete) imaginative
v
(transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
n
One who imagines (something).
v
To convert into an object of the imagination; to fantasize about.
n
The introduction of a notion, idea or thought into someone's mind.
v
(transitive) To put an idea into a person's mind so deeply that they believe it was their own. Inspired by the movie Inception (2010) and used by Mark Zuckerberg & Yuval Noah Harari in Conversation at 01:23:00.
n
The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
n
(psychology) One of the four proposed stages of creativity (preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification): the unconscious recombination of thought elements that were stimulated through conscious work at one point in time, resulting in novel ideas at a later point.
adv
In an indicative manner.
n
The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
n
(artificial intelligence) An extended understanding of a subject resulting from identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.
n
In the philosophy of Gerard Manley Hopkins, the apprehension or realization of the inscape, or distinctive design, of an object.
n
An instance of intuition.
n
A perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty.
n
(pedantic) Alternative spelling of intuition [Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.]
adv
In a judiciary manner.
n
Comprehension; fundamentally grasping ideas.
n
Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.
n
Using reasoned thought in a non-standard, or non-linear logical, way to find a solution to a problem.
n
(figuratively) A specific way of thinking about a particular topic, concept, or problem.
n
(folklore) an oral narrative from memory relating a personal experience, especially the precursor of a legend.
n
An imaginary place used as a mnemonic device to recall faces, digits, etc. by their position inside it.
n
The act of holding back some word or clause which is necessary to convey fully the meaning really intended by the speaker, distinct from equivocation.
n
A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.
v
(psychology) To understand the behavior of others as a product of their mental state
n
Mental activity or mental state, including cognition or, more specifically, thinking.
n
metacognition of a perception
n
Thought about the process of thinking.
n
Thought about thought itself.
n
The ability to be aware of things.
n
(idiomatic) The mental faculty or inner sense with which one produces or reproduces imagined or recalled sounds solely within the mind; the supposed organ within the mind which experiences such sounds.
n
The ability to picture an image mentally through imagination.
n
Alternative form of mindset [A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.]
n
A mental attitude; a mindset; a frame of mind.
n
Inclination to be mindful or aware.
n
A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.
n
The share (portion) of one's mind or headspace that has been garnered by a concept; the amount of attention or awareness that a concept gets in one's mind, especially in competition with the many other potential objects of attention, given the limits and opportunity cost of one's attention.
n
A customary way of thinking; a set of mental habits.
v
(transitive) To cause to appear as or like a mirage.
n
(grammar, of a mood) The quality of being mirative, that is, of expressing (surprise at) an unexpected revelation or new information.
adj
Assisting in memory; mnemonic.
n
A particular state of being, or frame of mind.
n
A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
n
(archaic or nonstandard) A thought relating to a specific mood or mindset; one's intent or mind.
n
Alternative form of netherthought [An internal or subconscious thought; a hidden, underlying, secretive, or furtive thought.]
n
An internal or subconscious thought; a hidden, underlying, secretive, or furtive thought.
v
(transitive) To treat nostalgically.
n
(archaic, rare) A portent, a token.
n
The expression or reflection of an internal state.
n
The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment.
n
(obsolete) Perception, awareness.
n
The act by which something is perceived.
n
(philosophy, psychology, now rare) Something perceived; the object of perception.
n
(Scientology) A sense; a perceiving faculty.
n
Conscious understanding of something.
n
(psychology) A mental predisposition to perceive things in a certain way.
n
The act of perceptualizing.
v
(transitive) To make (something) perceptual or sensed.
n
The faculty, act or power of perceiving; perception.
n
(philosophy) That which is to be perceived.
n
(philosophy, psychology) One who perceives something.
adv
By means of perspective; in perspective.
adv
In a pioneering manner
n
Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.
adj
Of momentous or ominous significance.
n
The quality of being prefigurative.
adj
Occurring, undertaken, or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of formality.
adj
(biology) Leading to conception
adv
In a prosecutorial manner or context.
adv
In a protensive fashion.
n
The result of an artistic effort.
n
(psychology) An idea that is formed by the repetition of percepts.
adv
In the style of, or in a way that relates to, recitation.
adv
In a redemptive manner.
n
the cognitive process of bringing stored information into consciousness
v
(obsolete, intransitive) To have a reverie; to daydream.
adj
Knowing; aware; knowledgeable.
n
The property of being scripted, or planned out in advance; absence of spontaneity.
v
(idiomatic) To imagine that one sees things that are not actually present; to have visual hallucinations.
n
Talk to oneself, whether silent or aloud.
n
Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
adj
Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.
n
A general thought, feeling, or sense.
adj
Tending to think and plan for the short term.
v
Alternative form of soul-search [To engage in deep and critical self-examination.]
n
Pronunciation spelling of speculation. [(obsolete) The faculty of sight.]
n
(obsolete) The faculty of sight.
adj
Intended or adapted for viewing or espying; having oversight.
adv
In the capacity of a sponsor.
n
Alternative form of thought [(countable) Representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.]
n
The act of making an experience or emotion the topic of interaction.
n
Contraction of thought. [(countable) Representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.]
n
Eye dialect spelling of thought. [(countable) Representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.]
n
(uncountable) The operation by which mental actvity arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.
n
A process, method, or way of thinking; a deliberate or planned course of reasoning in order to achieve a desired end; a thought process or train of thought.
n
(psychology) the way a person is used to thinking.
n
Any of a set of presuppositions or fundamental ideas which define the thinking of people of a given region, time period etc.
n
Alternative form of thought path [A process, method, or way of thinking; a deliberate or planned course of reasoning in order to achieve a desired end; a thought process or train of thought.]
n
Alternative spelling of thought process [The steps that a person or group goes through in arriving at a thought.]
n
Obsolete spelling of thought [(countable) Representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.]
n
Archaic spelling of thought. [(countable) Representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.]
n
Alternative spelling of top of mind awareness [(advertising) The awareness of a brand in a consumer who, without prompting, names that brand first when asked to list all the advertisements they recall seeing in a general product category over the past 30 days.]
n
Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.
v
(transitive) To dismiss from the imagination; to make as though never imagined.
adj
In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality; imitated, simulated.
v
(transitive) To imagine something as if it were to be true.
v
To create in the mind's eye; to imagine; to see as in a vision.
adj
having vision or foresight
n
The process of making a vision or a dream a reality; building a concept into a workable application.
n
(archaic) A visionary, one who has visions.
v
(transitive) To envisage, or form a mental picture of.
adj
Having been the subject of visualization; having had (its) appearance or existence imagined or designed.
adj
Describing any ability or skill by which what is seen must be understood and then acted on.
v
To make profound statements.
n
The problem posed by ironic process theory, where (for example) explicitly trying not to think about a white bear makes one more likely to think of it.
n
One who wonders; a thinker.
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