Definition of thought} in English English dictionary
- thought
- form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking
- thought
- Simple past tense and past participle of think
- thought
- way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region)
Eastern thought.
- thought
- the process by which such forms arise or are manipulated; thinking
The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it’s unfamiliar territory. —Paul Fix.
- thought bubble
- A rounded or cloud-shaped outline, containing words, representing thought in a cartoon
- thought bubbles
- plural form of thought bubble
- thought experiment
- an attempt to solve a problem using the power of human imagination
- thought experiments
- plural form of thought experiment
- thought police
- A group that aims to control what other people think
My mother would make a good thought police. (singular usage).
- thought process
- The steps that a person or group goes through in arriving at a thought
Moral judgment, social judgment, or any other kind of higher thought process, is a function of intelligence, that is, of neuronic growth.
- thought processes
- plural form of thought process
- thought shower
- A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously
Coz ‘brainstorm’ might offend epileptics, apparently,” said Matthew, rolling his eyes, “it’s ‘disablist’ language, so they say.”“You gotta fuckin’ say fuckin’ ‘thought shower’ – I mean what the fuckin’ cunt’s a fuckin’ cunt wank ‘thought shower’? Know what a fuckin’ golden shower is though, right?”.
- thought showers
- plural form of thought shower
- thought through
- Simple past tense and past participle of think through
- thought-controlled
- Of things manipulated or regulated directly by the mind
Medical technology seeks to develop thought-controlled artificial limbs.
- thought-out
- planned
- thought-process
- Alternative spelling of thought process
The phenomenology is solely preparatory to the philosophy, which must begin in this pure thought-process.
- thought
- {i} idea, concept, product of the mind
- thought
- {n} the act of thinking, an idea, sentiment, opinion, purpose, view, expectation, care
- Thought Police
- the police organization in George Orwell's story 1984, whose job is to control what people think and the way that they think. The expression 'thought police' is sometimes used for describing any group that tries to tell other people what opinions they should have or what words they should use
- thought
- Meditation; serious consideration
- thought
- An intentional mental phenomenon which has contents about things in the world <Discussion> <References> Chris Eliasmith
- thought
- the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought
- thought
- According to Descartes, the essential attribute of mind
- thought
- A mechanical definition of thinkingness (think-think, figure-figure) would be: 1 That thought which occurs as an effort to sort, arrange, classify, identify, and differentiate ideas which the being has attached to small bits of mental mass The key word here is "effort "
- thought
- A thought is an idea that you have in your mind. The thought of Nick made her throat tighten He pushed the thought from his mind I've just had a thought
- thought
- the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought"
- thought
- A thought is an act of kindness or an offer of help; used especially when you are thanking someone, or expressing admiration of someone. `Would you like to move into the ward?' --- `A kind thought, but no, thank you.'
- thought
- A small degree or quantity; a trifle; as, a thought longer; a thought better
- thought
- the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
- thought
- the state or condition of thinking
- thought
- That which is thought; an idea; a mental conception, whether an opinion, judgment, fancy, purpose, or intention
- thought
- Action of the Infinite Mind
- thought
- for Frege, a thought is the sense of a sentence which can be used to make an assertion or to ask a question that is answerable by either 'Yes' or 'No' The contents of thoughts can be true or false Thoughts in this sense are logical or conceptual rather than a matter of individual psychology Different individuals may share the same thought, although they cannot share the same act of thinking
- thought
- the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
- thought
- Solicitude; anxious care; concern
- thought
- A person's thoughts are their opinions on a particular subject. Many of you have written to us to express your thoughts on the conflict Mr Goodman, do you have any thoughts on that?
- thought
- A thought is an intention, hope, or reason for doing something. Sarah's first thought was to run back and get Max They had no thought of surrender
- thought
- an idea; an instance of thinking
- thought
- A person's thoughts are their mind, or all the ideas in their mind when they are concentrating on one particular thing. I jumped to my feet so my thoughts wouldn't start to wander If he wasn't there physically, he was always in her thoughts
- thought
- The act of thinking; the exercise of the mind in any of its higher forms; reflection; cogitation
- 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?"
- thought
- Thought is the past tense and past participle of think
- thought
- of Think
- thought
- Thought is the activity of thinking, especially deeply, carefully, or logically. Alice had been so deep in thought that she had walked past her car without even seeing it He had given some thought to what she had told him
- thought
- Thought is the group of ideas and beliefs which belongs, for example, to a particular religion, philosophy, science, or political party. Aristotle's scientific theories dominated Western thought for fifteen hundred years see also second thought. the past tense and past participle of think
- thought about it
- thought it through, made up his mind
- thought disorder
- {i} disorder that affects the thought processes where connections between ideas are lost, loosening of associations (Psychiatry)
- thought experiment
- an attempt to conceive the consequences of an intervention in the world without actually intervening In some cases, an actual experiment would be preferable but is impossible in practice or perhaps even in theory
- thought experiment
- imagined events that attempt to explain certain effects so as to arrive at a real explanation I coined the term " nature experiment" to contrast with this approach [3: Ulrich Kühne - Thought Experiments and Explanations ]
- thought experiment
- An experiment that cannot be or is not carried out in practice; it is reasoned through by thought and intuition tidal force - A gravitational force that causes a changing effect on the shape of an object
- thought highly of him
- respected him very much, valued him to a great extent, was very impressed by him, he was very important to him
- thought highly of himself
- saw in himself the right person for the job, showed an excess of self-confidence
- thought it out
- considered a topic, had ideas concerning something
- thought it over
- gave something consideration, reflected about something
- thought it right
- thought that it was proper, though it was correct
- thought nothing of him
- did not respect him, did not appreciate him, was not impressed by him
- thought reading
- Mind reading
- thought to himself
- reflected to himself, thought matters out alone
- thought transference
- transferal of thoughts, telepathy
- thought transference
- Telepathy
- thought twice
- did not rush to decide, took pains to decide, wavered, thought the matter through
- thought-out
- carefully/well/badly thought-out planned and organized carefully, well etc
- thought-provoking
- stimulating interest or thought; "a challenging hypothesis"; "a thought-provoking book"
- thought-provoking
- If something such as a book or a film is thought-provoking, it contains interesting ideas that make people think seriously. This is an entertaining yet thought-provoking film. making people think seriously about a particular subject
- food for thought
- Information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation
- free thought
- The principles of a freethinker; freethinking
- give thought
- to consider, think about or evaluate something
I have recently given some thought to manly sports, and I venture a few words in regard to their value in every scheme of all-round education.
- have another thought coming
- Alternative form of have another think coming
- hold that thought
- To pause in a conversation for an interruption
- hold that thought
- Used to acknowledge that one's attention needs to be diverted from what an speaker was saying
.... and then .... / John, hold that thought. I need to take this call..
- lost in thought
- Being preoccupied with one's thoughts rather than paying attention to reality
These lines the knight perus'd, and, lost in thought, / He long in vain the secret meaning sought.
- mode of thought
- The way in which a person tends to think based on experience, beliefs, learning and reason
- modes of thought
- plural form of mode of thought
- on second thought
- After reconsidering; on further consideration
I originally thought that it was a good idea, but on second thought I'm not so sure.
- park that thought
- Alternative form of hold that thought
- perish the thought
- May the thought perish; said of an idea which is not to be desired
- school of thought
- An opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
He did not belong to the school of thought that believed Jackson Pollock to be much of an artist.
- schools of thought
- plural form of school of thought
- second thought
- Alternative spelling of second thoughts
- train of thought
- The flow of thinking
I was on to a really good definition for train of thought, but then I lost my train of thought.
- trains of thought
- plural form of train of thought
- well-thought-of
- Well esteemed or regarded highly
He is a well-thought-of and endearing old fellow.
- lose one's train of thought
- (Ev ile ilgili) Forget what one was talking or thinking about
- a second thought
- (deyim) (not to give a second thought) Used to say that someone does not think or worry about something
She said "I wouldn't give that a second thought.".
- a second thought with
- (deyim) (negative) More than the slightest consideration
- abstract thought
- Thinking that is coherent and logical. (synonym) reasoning, logical thinking
- further thought
- Looking deeper , thinking more
- I had no thought
- I had no intention, it had not occurred to me
- New Thought
- Mind-healing movement that originated in the U.S. in the 19th century. Its earliest proponent, Phineas P. Quimby (1802-66), was a mesmerist who taught that illness is mental. New Thought was influenced by philosophers ranging from Plato to Emanuel Swedenborg, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, and Ralph Waldo Emerson and in turn influenced Mary Baker Eddy's Christian Science. The International New Thought Alliance (formed 1914) asserts that sin and illness stem from incorrect thinking. New Thought groups emphasize Jesus as a teacher and healer and proclaim his kingdom as being within each person
- deep in thought
- absorbed by many thoughts
- flirt with the thought
- toy with the idea, consider the idea
- food for thought
- anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
- food for thought
- something to consider, issue to think about
- free thought
- right of each person to think what he wants
- free thought
- Thought that rejects authority and dogma, especially in religion; freethinking
- freedom of thought
- the right to hold unpopular ideas
- gave it some thought
- considered it, deliberated on it, reflected on it, thought about it
- gave some thought
- considered, deliberated, reflected
- give it some thought
- contemplate on it, consider in, reflect on it
- giving thought to
- contemplating, considering, reflecting on
- higher thought
- See New thought, below
- immersed in thought
- absorbed in thought
- laws of thought
- Traditionally, the three fundamental laws of logic: (1) the law of contradiction, (2) the law of excluded middle (or third), and (3) the principle of identity. That is, (1) for all propositions p, it is impossible for both p and not p to be true (symbolically, (p p)); (2) either p or not p must be true, there being no third or middle true proposition between them (symbolically p p); and (3) if a propositional function F is true of an individual variable x, then F is true of x (symbolically, (x) [F(x) F(x)]). Another formulation of the principle of identity asserts that a thing is identical with itself, or (x) (x = x)
- line of thought
- a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group
- lost in thought
- preoccupied, meditating, deeply engrossed in thought
- much thought
- {i} great deal of thought
- never thought
- never entered the mind, never considered
- new thought
- of sin, evil, predestination, and pessimistic resignation
- new thought
- Any form of belief in mental healing other than (1) Christian Science and (2) hypnotism or psychotherapy
- new thought
- Its central principle is affirmative thought, or suggestion, employed with the conviction that man produces changes in his health, his finances, and his life by the adoption of a favorable mental attitude
- new thought
- The term is essentially synonymous with the term High Thought, used in England
- new thought
- As a cult it has its unifying idea the inculcation of workable optimism in contrast with the "old thought" of sin, evil, predestination, and pessimistic resignation
- new thought
- As a cult it has its unifying idea the inculcation of workable optimism in contrast with the "old thought"
- new thought
- AS a therapeutic doctrine it stands for silent and absent mental treatment, and the theory that all diseases are mental in origin
- noble thought
- magnificent idea, splendid notion
- on second thought
- after considering it again, after thinking again
- perish the thought!
- god forbid!, heavens no!
- put a lot of thought into
- thought a lot about, invested a lot of his time thinking about
- school of thought
- The point of view held by a particular group: "We have many schools of thought in the intelligence services" (Tom Clancy)
- school of thought
- place of learning, place for intellectual debate
- second thought
- If you do something without a second thought, you do it without thinking about it carefully, usually because you do not have enough time or you do not care very much. This murderous lunatic could kill them both without a second thought Roberto didn't give a second thought to borrowing $2,000 from him
- second thought
- reconsideration: thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase"
- second thought
- If you have second thoughts about a decision that you have made, you begin to doubt whether it was the best thing to do. I had never had second thoughts about my decision to leave the company
- second thought
- You can say on second thoughts or on second thought when you suddenly change your mind about something that you are saying or something that you have decided to do. `Wait there!' Kathryn rose. `No, on second thought, follow me.'. A reconsideration of a decision or opinion previously made
- train of thought
- line of thought, continuity of thought, string of ideas
- train of thought
- the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together; "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument
- turn one's thought
- begin thinking about -, change one's thoughts to -
- well thought of
- liked and admired by other people
- well thought out
- considered: resulting from careful thought; "the paper was well thought out"
- well-thought-out
- carefully and thoroughly planned