invention
Something invented.
Example
“My new invention will let you alphabetize your matchbook collection in half the usual time.”
Other meanings
The act of inventing.
“The invention of the printing press was probably the most significant innovation of the medieval ages.”
The capacity to invent.
“It took quite a bit of invention to come up with a plan, but we did it.”
Synonyms
- discovery
Related words
- coinvention
- innovention
- inventioneer
- inventionism
- inventionist
- preinvention
- reinvention
- uninvention
- Invention of the Cross
Word history
From Latin "inveniō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “invention” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.