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An idea or notion of an abstract, or theoretical nature; as, to fight for mere abstractions.

An idealist. Emerson.

The quality of being abstract. "The abstractness of the ideas." Locke.

inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. "The absurdity of the actual idea of an infinite number." Locke.

accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness. "The awful idea of accountability." R. Hall.

rs actually existing facts and conditions, rather than fancies or theories; -- opposed to idealist. J. Grote.

False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings. Milton. As easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years. Locke.

In the front or before others, as regards progress or ideas; as, advanced opinions, advanced thinkers.

tional; supervenient; foreign. To things of great dimensions, if we annex an adventitious idea of terror, they become without comparison greater. Burke.

Of or Pertaining to æsthetics; versed in æsthetics; as, æsthetic studies, emotions, ideas, persons, etc. -- Æs*thet"ic*al*ly, adv.

To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one.

The absence or loss of the power of expressing ideas by written signs. It is one form of aphasia.

A musical idea, or motive, rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody; a tune; an aria.

A custom peculiar to the United States or to America; an American characteristic or idea.

To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics.

Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.

any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, "He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent."

A suffix expressing more strongly than -ance the idea of quality or state; as, constancy, buoyancy, infancy.

Old-womanish; imbecile. "Anile ideas." Walpole.

of perceiving; percipient. [Archaic] Glanvill. I do not mean there is a certain number of ideas glaring and shining to the animadversive faculty. Coleridge.