inspiration
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3.4
- noun
- /ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃən/
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inspiración
- His unexpected trip to the mountains provided the inspiration for his latest novel.
- a source of inspiration
- provide inspiration
- creative inspiration
Another one of my inspirations is Humans of New York.
- Another one of my inspirations is Humans of New York.
- There's so much inspiration for pumpkins to paint as well on TikTok.
- I've always valued the thinnest cases possible, which was of course the inspiration for the later case brand.
- And Guy got said that the Cujo was one of the main sources of inspiration for that.
- So we took some inspiration from our peripherals and we put the cables inside.
- So if there are any of you out there that are looking for some high end skin care inspiration or you need something a bit like this, then that's the one.
Examples
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The artist found her inspiration in the beauty of nature surrounding her home.
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I just take inspiration from stuff around me.
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I do want to take the inspiration and run with it and create something new with it.
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"My mother was an angel and an inspiration to me.
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This gave me the inspiration I needed.
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Tell me about this book and why you wrote it, what your inspiration was, and let's just start talking about that.
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Her return will be seen as a great inspiration.
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Tell us about the inspiration for The Human Canvas.
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Theresa was a light and an inspiration to everyone.
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Business people who attended the talk emerged stating that he was an inspiration to them and a charming man.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.0
A thought or plan formed in the mind
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4.2
A new creative plan that solves a problem in a useful way
A creative thought that leads to new ideas or work
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
Pictures or stories that use disabled people to make others admire them while ignoring their real lives
How Creative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inspiration comes from Latin inspirare, 'to breathe into', so a creative idea or work can be seen as something 'breathed' into life, which is why we call a source of creativity an 'inspiration'.