Meanings
nounideation (countable and uncountable, plural ideations)
plural ideations
- countableuncountableThe conceptualization of a mental image.
suicidal ideation
2 more examples
Natural language is fuzzy mostly because human ideation is fuzzy.
2012, Jerf, comment on Hacker NewsAnd there are risks [to transgender children] to not using these [hormone therapy] treatments, including the risk - in some cases, the near certainty - of anxiety and depression and even suicidal ideation.
May 30, 2023, Judge Robert L. Hinkle, Doe v. ladapo, Case No. 4:23cv114-RH-MAF, Federal District Court, Northern District of Florida - countableoftenuncountablebusinessThe synthesis of ideas.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Ancient Greekῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn)
- Ancient Greekἰδέα (idéa)
- Latinidea
- Englishidea
- Englishideate
- Englishideation
Translations
French idéation
- idéationsynthesis of ideas
Italian ideazione
- ideazionesynthesis of ideas
Russian мышле́ние
- мышле́ние (myšlénije)synthesis of ideas
Turkish fikirleştirme
- fikirleştirmesynthesis of ideas
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ideation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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Cite this entry
APA
ideation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ideation
MLA
“ideation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ideation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ideation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ideation.
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