In a dead plain the way seemeth the longer, because the eye hath preconceived it shorter than the truth. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
preconceived — index aforethought, prejudicial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
preconceived — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an idea or opinion) formed before having evidence for its truth or usefulness … English terms dictionary
preconceived — pre|con|ceived [ˌpri:kənˈsi:vd] adj [only before noun] preconceived ideas, opinions etc are formed before you really have enough knowledge or experience ▪ preconceived notions about art ▪ We started from scratch with no preconceived ideas … Dictionary of contemporary English
preconceived — [[t]pri͟ːkənsi͟ːvd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n If you have preconceived ideas about something, you have already formed an opinion about it before you have enough information or experience. Five minutes after he had arrived for the interview, I had abandoned… … English dictionary
preconceived — adjective (only before noun) preconceived ideas, opinions etc are formed before you really have enough knowledge or experience: preconceived notions about art … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
preconceived — adj. Preconceived is used with these nouns: ↑idea, ↑notion … Collocations dictionary
preconceived — pre|con|ceived [ ,prikənsivd ] adjective a preconceived idea or opinion is formed before you have a lot of information, experience, or evidence and is therefore probably wrong … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
preconceived — UK [ˌpriːkənˈsiːvd] / US [ˌprɪkənˈsɪvd] adjective a preconceived idea or opinion is formed before you have a lot of information, experience, or evidence and is therefore probably wrong … English dictionary
preconceived — [ˌpriːkənˈsiːvd] adj a preconceived idea or opinion is formed before you have all the facts … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
preconceived — adjective (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice (Freq. 1) certain preconceived notions • Participle of verb: ↑conceive … Useful english dictionary
