grim |grim|

adjective ( grimmer , grimmest )

forbidding or uninviting : his grim expression | long rows of grim, dark housing developments.

• (of humor) lacking genuine levity; mirthless; black : some moments of grim humor.

notion |ˈnō sh ən|

noun

1 a conception of or belief about something : children have different notions about the roles of their parents. See note at idea .

• a vague awareness or understanding of the nature of something : I had no notion of what her words meant.