conception

1. 1.

   an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

   Synonymsconceptconstruct

   Antonymsmisconception

   Broaderidea

   Narrowerconceptualizationnotioncategoryrulepropertyabstractionquantitypartwholelaw
2. 2.

   the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

   Broadersexual activity
3. 3.

   the event that occurred at the beginning of something

   “from its creation the plan was doomed to failure”

   Synonymscreation

   Broaderbeginning

   Narrowerfertilization
4. 4.

   the creation of something in the mind

   Synonymsinventioninnovationexcogitationdesign

   Broadercreativity

   Narrowerconcoctioncontrivance

Other forms of conception

plural

conceptions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about conception

What does conception mean?

conception means "an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in conception?

conception has 3 syllables: con-cep-tion. The stress falls on "cep". In IPA it is /kənˈsɛpʃən/.

What is another word for conception?

Close synonyms include concept, construct, creation, invention, innovation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of conception?

The recorded antonyms are misconception.

Is conception a common word?

conception is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with conception?

10 words rhyme with conception. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.