Notion vs. Slack — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Notion and Slack
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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
Slack
Not taut or held tightly in position; loose
A slack rope
Her mouth went slack
Notion
An impulse or desire, especially one of a whimsical kind
She had a notion to ring her friend at work
Slack
(of business or trade) characterized by a lack of work or activity; quiet
Business was rather slack
Notion
Items used in sewing, such as buttons, pins, and hooks.
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Slack
Having or showing laziness or negligence
Slack accounting procedures
Notion
A belief or opinion
Had an old-fashioned notion of what qualities were most important in a mate.
Slack
Lewd
The veteran king of slack chat
Notion
A mental image; an idea or conception
Do you have any notion of what I'm referring to?.
Slack
(of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing
Soon the water will become slack, and the tide will turn
Slack tides
Notion
An impulse or whim
I suddenly had the notion of walking by the river.
Slack
The part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part
I picked up the rod and wound in the slack
Notion
Notions Small lightweight items for household use, such as needles, buttons, and thread.
Slack
Casual trousers
He put on a grey shirt and loose cotton slacks
Notion
Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
Slack
A spell of inactivity or laziness
He slept deeply, refreshed by a little slack in the daily routine
Notion
A sentiment; an opinion.
Slack
Coal dust or small pieces of coal
The fire was stoked with a mixture of slack and cement
Notion
(obsolete) Sense; mind.
Slack
Loosen (something, especially a rope)
Slacking the outhaul allows you to adjust the sail
Notion
(colloquial) An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
Yankee notions
Slack
Decrease or reduce in intensity, quantity, or speed
The horse slacked his pace
The flow of blood slacked off
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.
Slack
Work slowly or lazily
She ticked off her girls if they were slacking
Notion
(colloquial) Inclination; intention; disposition.
I have a notion' to do it.
Slack
Slake (lime)
150 sacks of lime were slacked by the inrushing water
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.
Slack
Not tense or taut; loose
A slack rope.
Slack muscles.
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.
Slack
Lacking in activity; not busy
A slack season for the travel business.
Notion
Sense; mind.
Slack
Moving slowly; sluggish
A slack pace.
Notion
An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee notions.
Slack
Lacking in diligence or due care or concern; negligent
A slack worker.
Notion
Inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a notion to do it.
Slack
Flowing or blowing with little speed
A slack current.
Slack winds.
Notion
Miscellaneous small objects; sundries; - usually referring to articles displayed together for sale.
Slack
(Linguistics) Pronounced with the muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed; lax.
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
Slack
To make looser or less taut
Slacked the sail.
Notion
A general inclusive concept
Slack
To make slower
Slacked our pace.
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
Slack
To be careless or remiss in doing
Slack one's duty.
Notion
(usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items;
Buttons and needles are notions
Slack
To slake (lime).
Slack
To be or become slack.
Slack
To be inactive or avoid work
Slacked around the house all day.
Slack
A loose part, as of a rope or sail
Hauled in the slack.
Slack
A period of little activity; a lull
A slack in business.
Slack
A cessation of movement in a current of air or water.
Slack
An area of still water.
Slack
Unused capacity
Still some slack in the economy.
Slack
Slacks Casual pants that are not part of a suit.
Slack
A mixture of coal fragments, coal dust, and dirt that remains after screening coal.
Slack
A small dell or hollow.
Slack
A bog; a morass.
Slack
In a slack manner
A banner hanging slack.
Slack
(uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
The slack of a rope or of a sail
Take in the slack
Slack
(countable) A tidal marsh or shallow that periodically fills and drains.
Slack
Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
Slack
(rail) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
Slack
(countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell.
Slack
(mining) Small coal; coal dust.
Slack
(normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
A slack rope
Slack
Weak; not holding fast.
A slack hand
Slack
Moderate in some capacity.
Slack
Moderately warm.
A slack oven
Slack
Moderate in speed.
A slack wind
Slack
Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
Slack in duty or service
Slack
Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
Business is slack.
Slack
Excess; surplus to requirements.
The slack capacity of an oil pipeline
Slack
Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
Slack
(linguistics) Lax.
Slack
Slackly.
Slack dried hops
Slack
To slacken.
Slack
(obsolete) To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
Slack
To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
Lime slacks.
Slack
Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.
Slack
A valley, or small, shallow dell.
Slack
The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.
Slack
Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope.
Slack
Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand.
Slack
Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness.
Slack
Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack.
C sar . . . about sunset, hoisting sail with a slack southwest, at midnight was becalmed.
Slack
Slackly; as, slack dried hops.
Slack
To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather.
Slack
To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.
Slack
To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake; as, lime slacks.
Slack
To abate; to become less violent.
Whence these raging firesWill slacken, if his breath stir not their flames.
Slack
To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens.
Slack
To languish; to fail; to flag.
Slack
To end; to cease; to desist; to slake.
That through your death your lineage should slack.
They will not of that firste purpose slack.
Slack
To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage.
Slack
To neglect; to be remiss in.
Slack not the pressage.
Slack
To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake; as, to slack lime.
Slack
To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or less rapid; to retard; as, to slacken pursuit; to slacken industry.
I should be grieved, young prince, to think my presenceUnbent your thoughts, and slackened 'em to arms.
In this business of growing rich, poor men should slack their pace.
With such delayWell plased, they slack their course.
Slack
To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to ease.
To respite, or deceive, or slack thy painOf this ill mansion.
Slack
Dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
Slack
A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality;
The team went into a slump
A gradual slack in output
A drop-off in attendance
A falloff in quality
Slack
A stretch of water without current or movement;
Suddenly they were in slack water
Slack
The condition of being loose (not taut);
He hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope
Slack
A cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely;
He took up the slack
Slack
Avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
Slack
Be inattentive to, or neglect;
He slacks his attention
Slack
Release tension on;
Slack the rope
Slack
Make less active or fast;
He slackened his pace as he got tired
Don't relax your efforts now
Slack
Become slow or slower;
Production slowed
Slack
Make less active or intense
Slack
Become less in amount or intensity;
The storm abated
The rain let up after a few hours
Slack
Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water;
Slack lime
Slack
Not tense or taut;
The old man's skin hung loose and gray
Slack and wrinkled skin
Slack sails
A slack rope
Slack
Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience;
Flaccid muscles
Took his lax hand in hers
Gave a limp handshake
A limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know
A slack grip
Slack
Flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide;
Slack water
Slack
Lacking in rigor or strictness;
Such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
Lax in attending classes
Slack in maintaining discipline
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