invention vs contrivance

invention and contrivance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
invention	Yes	No	No	No
contrivance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, contrivance is a hyponym of invention; that is, contrivance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than invention:

invention: the act of inventing
contrivance: the act of devising something

Other hyponyms of invention include coinage, neologism, neology, devisal.

As nouns, contrivance is a hyponym of invention; that is, contrivance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than invention:

invention: the creation of something in the mind
contrivance: the faculty of contriving; inventive skill

Other hyponyms of invention include concoction.

invention (noun)	contrivance (noun)
the act of inventing	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.

invention vs contrivance

invention and contrivance both are nouns.

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