Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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innovation | Yes | No | No | No |
contrivance | Yes | No | No | No |
innovation (noun) | contrivance (noun) |
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the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | the act of devising something |
a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation | a device or control that is very useful for a particular job |
the creation of something in the mind | any improvised arrangement for temporary use |
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. |