Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ideation

/ˌaɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: ideation
IPA: /ˌaɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The conceptualization of a mental image.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The synthesis of ideas.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"suicidal ideation"
"Natural language is fuzzy mostly because human ideation is fuzzy."
"And 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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ideate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English ideation From ideate + -ion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ideations (plural)

Derived Forms

ideational

Phrases

suicidal ideation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce ideation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌaɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/.
What does ideation mean?: The conceptualization of a mental image.
Where does ideation come from?: Etymology tree English ideate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English ideation From ideate + -ion.

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