thought vs conception

conception vs thought

thought and conception both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thought	Yes	No	No	No
conception	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, conception is a hyponym of thought; that is, conception is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thought:

thought: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
conception: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

Other hyponyms of thought include inspiration, cogitation, concept, construct, preoccupation, misconception, plan, program, programme, figment, generalisation, generality, generalization, suggestion, belief, feeling, impression, notion, opinion, reaction, theorem, notion, whim, whimsey, whimsy, meaning, substance, burden, motif, theme, ideal, idealisation, idealization, keynote, kink.

thought (noun)	conception (noun)
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully	the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about	an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual	the creation of something in the mind
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty	the event that occurred at the beginning of something

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