Definition of ideation Ideation

/ajˌdiejˈʃʌn/ - [aydeeeyshun] - i•de•a•tion

We found 5 definitions of ideation from 4 different sources.

What does ideation mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: ideations

ideation - the process of forming and relating ideas

cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"

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Wiktionary

ideation (Noun)
The conceptualization of a mental image.
ideation (Noun)
The synthesis of ideas.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

ideation (n.)
The faculty or capacity of the mind for forming ideas; the exercise of this capacity; the act of the mind by which objects of sense are apprehended and retained as objects of thought.