ideation

English

Etymology

From ideate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌaɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

ideation (countable and uncountable, plural ideations)

The conceptualization of a mental image.
suicidal ideation
- 2012, Jerf, comment on Hacker News:
  Natural language is fuzzy mostly because human ideation is fuzzy.
(often business) The synthesis of ideas.

Derived terms

suicidal ideation

Translations

synthesis of ideas

French: idéation (fr) f
Italian: ideazione (it) f
Russian: мышле́ние (ru) n (myšlénije)

Further reading

ideation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
“ideation”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

inodiate, iodinate, taenioid

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