inspiration
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- noun
- /ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃən/
- His unexpected trip to the mountains provided the inspiration for his latest novel.
- a source of inspiration
- provide inspiration
- creative inspiration
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Watch on YouTubeAnother 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
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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'.