Lotion vs. Notion — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Lotion and Notion
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Lotion
A lotion is a low-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to the skin. By contrast, creams and gels have higher viscosity, typically due to lower water content.
Notion
A conception of or belief about something
I had no notion of what her words meant
Children have different notions about the roles of their parents
Lotion
A protective or restorative liquid or cream applied to the skin.
Notion
An impulse or desire, especially one of a whimsical kind
She had a notion to ring her friend at work
Lotion
A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
Sun-tan lotion
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Notion
Items used in sewing, such as buttons, pins, and hooks.
Lotion
(archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.
Notion
A belief or opinion
Had an old-fashioned notion of what qualities were most important in a mate.
Lotion
(transitive) To cover or treat with a lotion.
Notion
A mental image; an idea or conception
Do you have any notion of what I'm referring to?.
Lotion
A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of rendering it fair.
Notion
An impulse or whim
I suddenly had the notion of walking by the river.
Lotion
A liquid preparation for bathing the skin, or an injured or diseased part, either for a medicinal purpose, or for improving its appearance.
Notion
Notions Small lightweight items for household use, such as needles, buttons, and thread.
Lotion
Any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin
Notion
Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
Lotion
Liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin;
A lotion for dry skin
Notion
A sentiment; an opinion.
Notion
(obsolete) Sense; mind.
Notion
(colloquial) An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
Yankee notions
Notion
Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, either for attachment to garments or as a tool, such as a button, zipper, or thimble.
Notion
(colloquial) Inclination; intention; disposition.
I have a notion' to do it.
Notion
Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by marks or notæ.
What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume under the notion of principles.
Few agree in their notions about these words.
That notion of hunger, cold, sound, color, thought, wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the "idea" of hunger, cold, etc.
Notion, again, signifies either the act of apprehending, signalizing, that is, the remarking or taking note of, the various notes, marks, or characters of an object which its qualities afford, or the result of that act.
Notion
A sentiment; an opinion.
The extravagant notion they entertain of themselves.
A perverse will easily collects together a system of notions to justify itself in its obliquity.
Notion
Sense; mind.
Notion
An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee notions.
Notion
Inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a notion to do it.
Notion
Miscellaneous small objects; sundries; - usually referring to articles displayed together for sale.
Notion
A vague idea in which some confidence is placed;
His impression of her was favorable
What are your feelings about the crisis?
It strengthened my belief in his sincerity
I had a feeling that she was lying
Notion
A general inclusive concept
Notion
An odd or fanciful or capricious idea;
The theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories
He had a whimsy about flying to the moon
Whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it
Notion
(usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items;
Buttons and needles are notions
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