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creation

creation

111 2.7
A thing made by someone that often shows skill or art
  • noun
  • /kriˈeɪʃən/
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  • His original creation, a sculpture made from recycled materials, won first prize in the competition.
  • an artistic creation
  • a new creation
  • their own creation

I'm going to call my creation instant diabetes.

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Examples

  • The sauce is one of the chef's most famous creations.

  • It's a little creation of mine I like to call "hill surfing".

  • Another friend's creation, although I made this one myself.

  • The English language does not do this creation justice.

  • It's my modern dance creation!

  • This incredibly odd creation that is somehow so, so good.

  • That mask was the creation of Louis.

  • My creation is better than a parachute.

  • Yes, the House of Gaga is her creation and a humanitarian.

  • All these students presented their digital creations as workshops for children in younger grades.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

work
vscreation
1.0

A thing made by effort, for example a painting

focuses more on objects showing artistic skill rather than any effort result
production
vscreation
192 2.8

A thing made by a person or company

emphasizes human-made objects with artistic skill, not mass industrial outputs
work of art
vscreation
86 3.5

An object like a painting or sculpture that people think is beautiful and made with skill

is broader, meaning any made object, not only those valued for art
artwork
vscreation
81 3.0

A painting or sculpture that shows an artist's idea

is wider, covering any made item especially if showing artistic skill
composition
vscreation
35 3.5

A piece of music or writing made by someone

is not limited to structured pieces, and covers inventions and all made objects
artistic creation
vscreation
1 3.9

A work that shows skill and feeling, like a painting or sculpture

is the general made object without emphasis on artistic value

Idioms

Working very hard and fully involved in making something new

Compounds

2 8.3

An attempt to use science to support the Bible story of how life began, often opposing evolution

A work that shows skill and feeling, like a painting or sculpture

An idea that new matter is created so the universe keeps the same density as it expands

A religious story in the Bible about how God creates the world

To make something again after people destroy or lose it

pair creation
  • Specialized
9.9

A process where a high-energy photon turns into an electron and a positron near an atomic nucleus

A video or photo people say Palestinians stage to change what people think

To make new ideas and images using speech or writing

How Artistic

masterpiece
156 3.8
creation
111 2.7
handiwork
36 4.2
craft
556 3.7

Surface Forms

creation singular
creations plural

Morphology

creation = create (transparent) = creat + ion

The noun 'creation' is transparently derived from the verb 'create' using the standard suffix '-ion'.

Etymology

Creation comes from the Latin verb creare, which means 'to make'. So a creation can be a thing someone has made, like an artist's new work, and it shares the same root as the familiar word create.