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contrivance vs innovation

innovation vs contrivance

contrivance and innovation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
contrivance Yes No No No
innovation Yes No No No
As nouns, innovation is a hypernym of contrivance; that is, innovation is a word with a broader meaning than contrivance:
  • contrivance: the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
  • innovation: the creation of something in the mind
Other hypernyms of contrivance include conception, design, excogitation, invention.
contrivance (noun) innovation (noun)
the act of devising something the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
any improvised arrangement for temporary use the creation of something in the mind
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
Difference between contrivance and innovation

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