inspired
Having excellence through inspiration.
Example
“The actor's inspired performance of Hamlet's soliloquy left the audience dumbfounded.”
Other meanings
Filled with inspiration or motivated.
“The artist was inspired to paint a true masterpiece.”
Infused with power or knowledge granted from a supernatural entity; possessing inspiration from the divine.
“Korean shamans are thought to be capable of inspired speech, in which they convey the words of the gods.”
Synonyms
- divine
Related words
- bio-inspired
- bioinspired
- inspiredly
- inspiredness
- underinspired
- uninspired
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “inspired” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.