concept
noun
[ ˈkɒnsɛpt ]
• an abstract idea.
• "structuralism is a difficult concept"
Similar:
idea,
notion,
conception,
abstraction,
conceptualization,
theory,
hypothesis,
postulation,
belief,
conviction,
opinion,
view,
image,
impression,
picture,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘thought, imagination’): from Latin conceptum ‘something conceived’, from Latin concept- ‘conceived’, from concipere (see conceive).