inspiration
- noun
- /ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃən/
- After brainstorming, we finally found the inspiration needed to solve the problem.
- inspiration comes
- provide inspiration
Walk me through the inspiration for this and what gave you this idea.
- Walk me through the inspiration for this and what gave you this idea.
- Many great scientists and explorers trace their moment of of inspiration to Chesley Bonestell paintings.
- And I get hit with like such a wave of like inspiration or like ideas.
Examples
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Some people say that inspiration comes in a flash.
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In a sudden flash of inspiration, Gregory knew what to say to him.
Fiction book (1994) -
Walk me through the inspiration for this and what gave you this idea.
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So I think this is kind of like the inspiration behind these songs.
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And, and, and that was the inspiration for this book.
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Sometimes, a single inspiration just comes to you in the middle of the night.
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I hope you got some good ideas and inspiration for your gifting this year.
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But there's a lot going on in the world right now that you can draw inspiration from.
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The research being completed by cognitive psychologists can provide inspiration for research in education.
Academic text (2005) -
In fact, I think the board of trustees have had their first true stroke of inspiration in some time.
Synonyms
A sudden clever idea or action that works very well
A new creative plan that solves a problem in a useful way
A new and useful way to solve a problem
A sudden clever idea or action that solves a problem
A creative thought that leads to new ideas or work
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Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
Pictures or stories that use disabled people to make others admire them while ignoring their real lives
How Insightful
Surface Forms
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Etymology
Inspiration comes from the Latin inspirare, 'to breathe into', so a sudden inspiration is like a quick breath of a new idea that comes into your mind and helps you solve a problem.