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contrivance vs system

system vs contrivance

contrivance and system both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
contrivance Yes No No No
system Yes No No No
As nouns, system is a hypernym of contrivance; that is, system is a word with a broader meaning than contrivance:
  • contrivance: an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
  • system: an organized structure for arranging or classifying
Other hypernyms of contrivance include arrangement, organisation, organization.
contrivance (noun) system (noun)
the act of devising something instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
any improvised arrangement for temporary use a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
the faculty of contriving; inventive skill a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
an organized structure for arranging or classifying
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
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