CONCEPTION

n. 1 birth, beginning, genesis, inception, commencement, emergence, start, inauguration, initiation, launch, launching, origin, origination, formation, formulation, introduction We were excited to be in at the conception of the scheme 2 idea, notion, inkling, clue, concept; idée reçu; understanding, knowledge, appreciation, comprehension He has no conception of what is involved in maintaining a yacht 3 design, plan, scheme, proposal, outline Transporting a building from another site instead of constructing one was a bold conception