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English noun: inspiration | |||
| 1. | inspiration (cognition) arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | idea, thought | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | afflatus, germ, mother, seed, source | ||
| 2. | inspiration (artifact) a product of your creative thinking and work | ||
| Samples | He had little respect for the inspirations of other artists. After years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality. | ||
| Synonyms | brainchild | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | product, production | ||
| 3. | inspiration (cognition) a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intuition | ||
| Part meronym | problem solving | ||
| 4. | inspiration (cognition) (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings | ||
| Samples | They believe that the books of Scripture were written under divine guidance. | ||
| Synonyms | divine guidance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive factor | ||
| Domain category | divinity, theology | ||
| 5. | inspiration (act) arousing to a particular emotion or action | ||
| Synonyms | stirring | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arousal, rousing | ||
| 6. | inspiration (act) the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing | ||
| Synonyms | aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, intake | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breath | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drag, gasp, pant, puff, pull | ||
| Part meronym | breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation | ||
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