She added that the concept of arranged marriages is misunderstood in the west. [+ of]
...basic legal concepts.
Synonyms: idea, view, image, theory More Synonyms of concept
concept in British English
(ˈkɒnsɛpt)
noun
1.
an idea, esp an abstract idea
the concepts of biology
2. philosophy
a general idea or notion that corresponds to some class of entities and that consists of the characteristic or essential features of the class
3. philosophy
a.
the conjunction of all the characteristic features of something
b.
a theoretical construct within some theory
c.
a directly intuited object of thought
d.
the meaning of a predicate
4. (modifier)
(of a product, esp a car) created as an exercise to demonstrate the technical skills and imagination of the designers, and not intended for mass production or sale
Word origin
C16: from Latin conceptum something received or conceived, from concipere to take in, conceive
concept in American English
(ˈkɑnˌsɛpt)
noun
1.
an idea or thought, esp. a generalized idea of a thing or class of things; abstract notion
2.
a.
an original idea, design, etc.; conception
b.
a central or unifying idea or theme
often used attributively
a concept restaurant with a Victorian decor and menu
SIMILAR WORDS: iˈdea
Word origin
L conceptus: see conceive
COBUILD Collocations
concept
alien concept
original concept
revolutionary concept
simple concept
Examples of 'concept' in a sentence
concept
Singer as writer is not a remotely new concept.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Passing out from the back is by no means a new concept.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Cricket is still new to the concept of coaches.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
To me, it suggests that most organisations are still not sold on the whole concept.
Computing (2010)
Interesting, but hardly a new concept.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Staying in a monastery or a convent is not a new concept; monks and nuns have been welcoming pilgrims for centuries.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Is The Stage your first concept album?
The Sun (2016)
Still, it's not just the humdrum reality of cats that puts me off the whole petting café concept.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You go in with a concept or an idea and you bounce it around.
The Sun (2015)
The concept of airline class creep began a few years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Upon what basic concept is insurance based?
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
The whole concept of gun control has become redundant.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Try to make new ideas and concepts innovative and fun so they are better received.
The Sun (2015)
Understanding this and a handful of other basic concepts will help managers a lot.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The whole concept of dressing up is an embarrassing anachronism as far as she is concerned.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But the whole concept drifted into obscurity long ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It also is a systematic and purposeful application of the same basic work concepts to the application of knowledge.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
The general concept of housework is grasped in relation to the total structure of patriarchal relations in which it exists.
Lee Harvey Critical Social Research (1990)
Except think of a new concept.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Although it is not a concept album, did you find lyrical themes emerging?
The Sun (2011)
They are new concepts, fresh works.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
To the rest of us, the concept of class is irrelevant.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The industry is extremely fast moving, with new concepts and business models appearing frequently.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Business economics enabled him to use game theory and the concepts of mutual gain and mutual loss to manage interpersonal conflicts in clinical situations more effectively.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Let's extend that essential concept.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Was it a concept album?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The ability to understand other people's views and perspectives as well as our own is a concept called theory of mind.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A concept album about Stonehenge must surely be the next step.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Yet do aliens, like us, use numbers or pictures to depict concepts and objects?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But the notion seems to go against the general concept of eBay, which is about flogging off unwanted stuff cheap.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
concept
British English: concept NOUN
A concept is an idea or abstract principle.
...the concept of arranged marriages.
American English: concept
Brazilian Portuguese: conceito
Chinese: 观念
European Spanish: concepto
French: concept
German: Konzept
Italian: concetto
Japanese: 概念
Korean: 개념
European Portuguese: conceito
Latin American Spanish: concepto
All related terms of 'concept'
concept car
a prototype car built to test and display new design and engineering ideas
alien concept
A concept is an idea or abstract principle.
concept album
an album that has a unifying theme or that tells a single story
high concept
a strikingly original idea that underlies an artistic project
open-concept
(in a house or office) having few or no internal walls or partitions
self-concept
the whole set of attitudes , opinions, and cognitions that a person has of himself or herself
simple concept
A concept is an idea or abstract principle.
original concept
A concept is an idea or abstract principle.
proof of concept
the stage during the development of a product when it is established that the product will function as intended
revolutionary concept
A concept is an idea or abstract principle.
Chinese translation of 'concept'
concept
(ˈkɔnsɛpt)
n(c)
概念 (gàiniàn)
(noun)
Definition
an abstract or general idea
She added that the concept of arranged marriages is misunderstood in the west.
Synonyms
idea
By the end of the week you will have a clearer idea of the system.
view
You should make your views known to your local MP.
image
The words `Côte d'Azur' conjure up images of sun, sea and sand.
theory
impression
My impression is that they are totally out of control.
notion
the notion that musical ability is present from birth
He has a realistic notion of his capabilities.
conception
The symphony is admirable in its conception.
hypothesis
abstraction
Is it worth fighting in the name of an abstraction?
conceptualization
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abstraction
Definition
a general idea rather than a specific example
Is it worth fighting in the name of an abstraction?
Synonyms
concept,
thought,
idea,
view,
theory,
impression,
formula,
notion,
hypothesis,
generalization,
theorem,
generality
in the sense of conception
Definition
a notion, idea, or plan
The symphony is admirable in its conception.
Synonyms
idea,
plan,
design,
image,
concept,
notion
in the sense of image
Definition
a mental picture of someone or something produced by the imagination or memory
The words `Côte d'Azur' conjure up images of sun, sea and sand.