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Definition: Inspiration |
InspirationNoun1. Arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity. 2. A product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality". 3. A sudden intuition as part of solving a problem. 4. Arousing to a particular emotion or action. 5. The act of inhaling. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "inspiration" was first used: sometime around 1303. (references) |
Etymology: Inspiration \In`spi*ra"tion\, noun. [French expression inspiration, from Latin expression inspiratio. See Inspire.]. (references) |
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Bible | Inspiration that extraordinary or supernatural divine influence vouchsafed to those who wrote the Holy Scriptures, rendering their writings infallible. "All scripture is given by inspiration of God" (R.V., "Every scripture inspired of God"), 2 Tim. 3:16. This is true of all the "sacred writings," not in the sense of their being works of genius or of supernatural insight, but as "theopneustic," i.e., "breathed into by God" in such a sense that the writers were supernaturally guided to express exactly what God intended them to express as a revelation of his mind and will. The testimony of the sacred writers themselves abundantly demonstrates this truth; and if they are infallible as teachers of doctrine, then the doctrine of plenary inspiration must be accepted. There are no errors in the Bible as it came from God, none have been proved to exist. Difficulties and phenomena we cannot explain are not errors. All these books of the Old and New Testaments are inspired. We do not say that they contain, but that they are, the Word of God. The gift of inspiration rendered the writers the organs of God, for the infallible communication of his mind and will, in the very manner and words in which it was originally given. As to the nature of inspiration we have no information. This only we know, it rendered the writers infallible. They were all equally inspired, and are all equally infallible. The inspiration of the sacred writers did not change their characters. They retained all their individual peculiarities as thinkers or writers. (See BIBLE; WORD OF GOD.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
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Synonyms: InspirationSynonyms: brainchild (n), breathing in (n), inhalation (n), stirring (n). (additional references) |
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Deity | Inspiration, unction, regeneration, sanctification, consolation. |
Excitation | Noun: excitation of feeling; mental excitement; suscitation, galvanism, stimulation, piquance, piquancy, provocation, inspiration, calling forth, infection; animation, agitation, perturbation; subjugation, fascination, intoxication; enravishment; entrancement; pressure, tension, high pressure. |
Feeling | Noun: feeling; suffering; Verb: endurance, tolerance, sufferance, supportance, experience, response; sympathy; (love); impression, inspiration, affection, sensation, emotion, pathos, deep sense. |
Imagination | Noun: imagination; originality; invention; fancy; inspiration; verve. |
Impulse | Noun: impulse, sudden thought; impromptu, improvisation; inspiration, flash, spurt. |
Intelligence Wisdom | Genius, inspiration, geist, fire of genius, heaven-born genius, soul; talent;genius, inspiration, geist, fire of genius, heaven-born genius, soul; talent; (aptitude). |
Judeo-Christian Revelation | Noun: revelation, inspiration, afflatus; theophany, theopneusty. |
Motive | Persuasibility, persuasibleness; attractability; impressibility, susceptibility; softness; persuasiveness, attractiveness; tantalization. influence, prompting, dictate, instance; impulse, impulsion; incitement, incitation; press, instigation; provocation; (excitation of feeling); inspiration; persuasion, suasion; encouragement, advocacy; exhortation; advice; solicitation; (request); lobbyism; pull. |
Piety | Theopathy, beatification, adoption, regeneration, conversion, justification, sanctification, salvation, inspiration, bread of life; Body and Blood of Christ. |
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Screenplays | You're an inspiration, Lloyd (Say Anything; writing credit: Cameron Crowe.) Um, a shout out to my brother Tucker, who gave me the inspiration to summon demons and also- (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) We each need to find our own inspiration, Kiki (Majo no takkyubin; writing credit: Jack Fletcher; Eiko Kadono) If a man isn't inspired by his own death, he's beyond inspiration. (If I Were King; writing credit: Justin Huntly McCarthy; Preston Sturges) My mind raced like a hot rod along the drag strip of inspiration. (Eve and the Handyman; writing credit: Russ Meyer) | |
Lyrics | You've been my inspiration (Because you loved me; performing artist: Celine Dion) A little inspiration and a bag of weed (Wasting Time; performing artist: Kid Rock) And I never want to lose your inspiration (Cool Change; performing artist: Little River Band) Go inside, for your finest inspiration (Vogue; performing artist: Madonna) Won't you be my inspiration (Real Love; performing artist: Mary J. Blige) | |
Clever | Respiration is composed of two acts, first inspiration, and then expectoration. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Blonde Inspiration (1941) Inspiration (1931) Her Inspiration (1918) Inspiration (1916) Sweet Inspiration (1993) | |
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 | Drawing inspiration from art Personnel off the PIONEER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | "Apparatus for cutting blubber." Inspiration for the tomato slicing kitchen magician. In: "An account of the Arctic regions with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery", by W. Scoresby. 1820. P. 588, Vol. II. Plate XXII. Library Call Number G742 .S42 1820 . Credit: Treasures of the Library. |
 | A giant squid observed off Teneriffe in November 1861. Perhaps the inspiration for Jules Vernes' "20,000 Leagues under the Sea." In: "From the Surface to the Bottom of the Sea" by H. Bouree, 1912, Fig. 108. P. 115. Library Call Number 525.8 B77. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | It is this wonderful life, with its record, its example and inspiration which was the real object of the descent of this high spirit onto our planet. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Falls fr[om] Inspiration Point. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Pikes' Peak and Cog Road from Inspiration Point, alt. 7945 feet. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Boxes of lights" by Martin Figari Commentary: "Inspiration in boxes for archives." | "Slains castle 2" by Stuart Creegan Commentary: "New slains caslte near cruden bay, scotland. inspiration for bram stoker's dracula." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Charles Baudelaire | Inspiration comes of working every day. |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend or by fiend, by prayer or by wine. |
Robert Bresson | When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best -- that is inspiration. |
Robert G. Ingersoll | The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it. |
Ronald Reagan | While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future. |
Thomas A. Edison | Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. |
Vincent Van Gogh | Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model. |
Voltaire | I admire Confucius. He was the first man who did not receive a divine inspiration. |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | The very next day however produced some proof of inspiration. |
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | Then a sudden inspiration seemed to come upon her and light up her face with a strange sweet smile |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | At that word, Rue Plumet, he checked his inspiration and let the rest of his snuff fall on his knees |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | His mind was waking slowly to a tremulous morning knowledge, a morning inspiration. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Nasal CPAP uses a mask-like device and pump that work together to keep the airway open with air pressure during each inspiration. (references) | |
Ingestion of contaminated milk, followed by regurgitation and inspiration of the contaminated food, is a less common mode of transmission. (references) | ||
Through the alveoli, oxygen enters the bloodstream during breathing in (inspiration), and carbon dioxide, a waste product, leaves the body during breathing out (expiration). (references) | ||
Economic History | Norway | Munch drew part of his inspiration from Europe and in turn exercised a strong influence on later European expressionists. (references) |
Turkey | Referred to as "Kemalism," it comprises secularism, nationalism, and modernization and turns toward the West for inspiration and support. (references) | |
Iceland | The best-known modern sculptor, Asmundur Sveinsson (1893-1982), drew his inspiration from Icelandic folklore and the Sagas for many of his works. (references) | |
Political Economy | Kuwait | Among the more significant groups are: the Democratic Forum, a liberal Arab nationalist group; the Islamic Constitutional Movement, a Sunni Muslim group drawing its inspiration from the Muslim Brotherhood; the Salafi movement and the 'scientific' Salafis, Islamic groups that advocate social reforms similar to Wahabbism; the Popular Action Bloc of tribal traditionalists; and a loose grouping of Shia. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | KORAN, n. A book which the Mohammedans foolishly believe to have been written by divine inspiration, but which Christians know to be a wicked imposture, contradictory to the Holy Scriptures. L |
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Lynda Carter | They're both still living. But I have to say that I think my father is one of my best friends. He is just an inspiration, as is my mother. |
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Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | But rather what I take from the past, is inspiration for the future. |
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| "Inspiration" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.78% of the time. "Inspiration" is used about 1,351 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.78% | 1,348 | 5,899 |
| Noun (common) | 0.15% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.07% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,351 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "inspiration": draw inspiration ♦ draw inspiration from ♦ flash of inspiration ♦ holy inspiration ♦ plenary inspiration ♦ source of inspiration ♦ take deep inspiration ♦ verbal inspiration ♦ with inspiration. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "inspiration"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | besieling (alacrity, enthusiasm), begeestering. (various references) | |
Albanian | sugjerim (cue, indoctrination, pointer, proposal, proposition, suggestion), këshillë (advice, counsel, exhortation, pointer, recommendation, Rede, suggestion), frymëzim (afflatus, animation, inspiriting, uplift). (various references) | |
Arabic | نفح, وحي (afflatus, oracle, revelation), عامل ملهم, إيحاء (suggestion), إلهام, أفكار موحاة, شهيق (inhalation). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | хрумване (fancy, flash, idea, impulse, notion, quirk, whim, whimsy, whim-wham), вдъхване (implantation, implanting, infusion, inoculation), вдъхновение (afflatus, fire), вдишване (drag, whiff), блестяща идея (brainstorm), просветление, подбуда (impulse, incentive, inducement, motion, motive, persuasive, prod, prompting, sanction, spring, spur, stimulus), импулс (impulse, momentum, motion, pulse, signal, urge), източник на вдъхновение. (various references) | |
Chinese | 靈感 , 启发 (inspire, inspired, inspiring). (various references) | |
Czech | inspirace, vdechnutí, nápad (brain child, brain wave, conception, device, flash, idea, notion, thought). (various references) | |
Danish | inspiration (breathing in). (various references) | |
Dutch | inspiratie (breathing in), ingeving. (various references) | |
Esperanto | inspiro, inspiraĵo. (various references) | |
Farsi | وحی (Oracle, Revelation, Vision), الهام (Apocalypse, Infusion, Prescience, Revelation, Sprite, Vision), القاء (Infusion), استنشاق (Air, Inhalation), شهیق (Air, Inhalation, Snuff). (various references) | |
Finnish | inspiraatio. (various references) | |
French | inspiration. (various references) | |
German | inspiration (afflatus), eingebung (intuition). (various references) | |
Greek | έμπνευση (afflatus, brain wave, brainstorm, infusion). (various references) | |
Hebrew | אשראה, כוח השראה, התלהבות (eagerness, elan, enthusiasm, excitement, fervor, gusto, incandescence, verve, zeal, zest), השראה (infusion, intuition, verve), האצלה (emanation, ennobling, sublimation), הברקה גאונית (stroke of genius). (various references) | |
Hungarian | ihlet (furor, furore, impulse), belélegzés (implosion of the breath, inhalation). (various references) | |
Indonesian | ilham (brainstorm, divine inspiration). (various references) | |
Italian | inspirazione (inhalation). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 霊感 (afflatus), 鼓舞 (encouragement), 鼓吹 (advocacy, encouragement), 感激 (deep emotion, impression). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | きゅうき (old chronicle, old record, old regulations), にゅうしん (entering a port, entering the faith, genius, super-human skill), かんきょう (bridge, circumstance, environment, fun, interest), かんのう (divine response, encouragement of agriculture, full payment or delivery, induction, proficient, skillful, sympathy, the diencephalon, the interbrain, the senses), かんか (connivance, correction, crucible, cyclization, dried fruit, fighting, influence, leisure, lonely people, pot, reform, separation from the world, shield and halberd, shutting one's eyes to, under the jurisdiction of, war, widow and widower), かんげき (deep emotion, gap, impression, theatre-going), こすい (advocacy, encouragement, lake), こぶ (bump, devil's apron, encouragement, kelp, lump, protuberance, sea tang, swelling), れいかん (afflatus, cold sweat, court musician), インスピレーション . (various references) | |
Korean | 감흥. (various references) | |
Norwegian | inspirasjon. (various references) | |
Papiamen | inspirashon. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | inspirationay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | inspiração (afflatus, brain wave, felicity, flight, lights). (various references) | |
Romanian | inspirare, inspiraţie (afflatus), suflu poetic, aspirare (aspiration, intake, suck). (various references) | |
Russian | вдохновение (afflatus, illumination, verve). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | inspiracija, zanos (delirium, enthusiasm, fascination, fervor, fervour, flush, ravishment, trance), nadahnuće (afflatus, muse). (various references) | |
Spanish | inspiración (afflatus, uplift). (various references) | |
Swedish | ingivelse (impulse, intuition). (various references) | |
Turkish | ilham (afflatus, oracle, prompting, revelation), vahiy (apocalypse, oracle, revelation, testimony), telkin (inculcation, infusion, prompting, suggestion), nefes alma (aspiration, breath, breathing, respiration, suspiration, taking a breath), fikir (advice, attitude, belief, cogitation, conceit, concept, conception, estimation, hint, idea, ideo-, impression, mind, notion, opinion, position, sentiments, suggestion, thinking, think-so, thought, verdict, view, voice), esin (afflatus, revelation). (various references) | |
Turkmen | ylham, ruhubelentlik. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | стимулювання (incitement), вдихання (inhalation, sniff), натхнення (afflatus). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự thở vào sự truyền cảm sự cảm hứng cảm nghĩ, sự hít vào, ý nghĩ hay chợt có người truyền cảm hứng. (various references) | |
Welsh | ysbrydoliaeth, ysbrydiaeth (encouragement). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | divinitus, inflatus, inspirare. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | inbryrdnes. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Job Chapter 32, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Alla pneuma estin en brotoiV pnoh de pantokratoroV estin h didaskousa |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sed ut video spiritus est in hominibus et inspiratio Omnipotentis dat intellegentiam |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | But as I see, spirit is in men, and the inbrething of the Almyyti yiueth vnderstonding. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But truly it is the spirit in man, even the breath of the Ruler of all, which gives them knowledge. |
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| Language | Job Chapter 32, Verse 8 |
| Albanian | Por te njeriu ka një frymë, dhe është fryma i të Plotfuqishmit që i jep zgjuarsinë. |
| Cebuano | Apan anaay usa ka espiritu diha sa tawo, Ug ang gininhawa sa Makagagahum nagahatag kanila ug salabutan. |
| Chinese | 但 在 人 裡 面 有 靈 、 全 能 者 的 氣 使 人 有 聰 明 。 |
| Croatian | Uistinu, dah neki u ljudima, duh Svesilnog mudrim èini èovjeka. |
| Danish | Dog Ånden, den er i Mennesket, og den Almægtiges Ånde giver dem Indsigt; |
| Dutch | Zekerlijk de geest, die in den mens is, en de inblazing des Almachtigen, maakt henlieden verstandig. |
| Finnish | Mutta onhan ihmisissä henki, ja Kaikkivaltiaan henkäys antaa heille ymmärrystä. |
| French | Mais en réalité, dans l`homme, c`est l`esprit, Le souffle du Tout Puissant, qui donne l`intelligence; |
| German | Aber der Geist ist in den Leuten und der Odem des Allmächtigen, der sie verständig macht. |
| Haitian Creole | Men, pou di vre, se lespri Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a sèl ki pou antre nan tèt yon moun pou ba li bon konprann! |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tetapi yang memberi hikmat kepada manusia, hanyalah Roh Allah Yang Mahakuasa. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tetapi sesungguhnya Roh juga, yang di dalam manusia, dan ilham Yang Mahakuasa itulah yang memberi akal! |
| Italian | Ma certo essa è un soffio nell'uomo; l'ispirazione dell'Onnipotente lo fa intelligente. |
| Maori | Otiia he wairua ano to te tangata, na te manawa ano o te Kaha Rawa ratou i whai mahara ai. |
| Norwegian | Dog, det er menneskets ånd og den Allmektiges åndepust som gjør forstandig. |
| Portuguese | Há, porém, um espírito no homem, e o sopro do Todo-Poderoso o faz entendido. |
| Rumanian | Dar, de fapt, kn om, duhul, suflarea Celui Atotputernic, dq priceperea. |
| Russian | оП ДХИ Ч ЮЕМПЧЕЛЕ Й ДЩИБОЙЕ чУЕДЕТЦЙФЕМС ДБЕФ ЕНХ ТБЪХНЕОЙЕ. |
| Spanish | No obstante, es el espíritu en el hombre, el soplo del Todopoderoso, que le hace entender. |
| Swedish | Dock, på anden i människorna kommer det an, den Allsmäktiges livsfläkt giver dem förstånd. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "inspiration": inspirational, inspirationally, inspirations. (additional references) | |
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"Inspiration" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: enspiration, imspiration, inoperation, insperation, inspiratio, inspriation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "inspiration" (pronounced i'nsperā"shun) |
| 7 | -s p er ā" sh u n | aspiration, desperation, exasperation, expiration, perspiration, respiration. |
| 6 | -p er ā" sh u n | cooperation, corporation, evaporation, incorporation, operation, preparation, recuperation, reincorporation, reparation, separation. |
| 5 | -er ā" sh u n | federation, figuration, acceleration, aberration, admiration, adoration, agglomeration, alteration, amelioration, cogeneration, collaboration, coloration, commemoration, confederation, configuration, conglomeration, consideration, corroboration, deceleration, declaration, decoration, degeneration, deliberation, discoloration, elaboration, enumeration, exaggeration, exhilaration, exoneration, exploration, generation, inauguration, incarceration, laceration, liberation, maturation, moderation, nonproliferation, perforation, proliferation, reconfiguration, reconsideration, redecoration, refrigeration, regeneration, reinvigoration, reiteration, remuneration, restoration, reverberation, saturation, toleration. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | facilitation, falsification, fascination, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, filtration, abrogation, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, abomination, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, altercation, amalgamation, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogitation, cohabitation, collectivization, colonization, colorization, combination, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, coordination, coronation, correlation, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, decentralization, decertification, decontamination, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evocation, exacerbation, examination, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhortation, exhumation, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, explanation, explication, exploitation, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, incantation, incapacitation, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfirmation, recreation, recrimination, rectification, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refutation, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reinterpretation, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | faction, fashion, fiction, fission, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, abduction, abolition, abortion, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-i-i-n-n-o-p-r-s-t" | |
-3 letters: antiporn, atropins, inspirit, pintanos. | |
-4 letters: airpost, anoints, aroints, aspirin, atropin, introns, ironist, nations, natrons, nonarts, nonpast, onanist, partons, patrons, pianist, pinions, pintano, rapinis, rations, saponin, sinopia, soprani, spirant, tarpons, tropins. | |
-5 letters: anions, anoint, aorist, aprons, ariosi, aristo, aroint, arsino, inions, inspan, instar, intron, intros, iritis, isatin, nasion, nation, natron, nitons, nitros, nonart, nonpar. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-i-i-n-n-o-p-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: inspirations. | |
+2 letters: inscriptional, inspirational. | |
+3 letters: repristination. | |
+4 letters: inspirationally, personification, prussianization, repristinations. | |
+5 letters: antiprostitution, mispronunciation, mistranscription, personifications, prenotifications, proletarianising, prussianizations, transcriptionist. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Quotations: Spoken | 13. Quotations: Speeches 14. Usage Frequency 15. Expressions 16. Expressions: Internet | 17. Translations: Modern 18. Translations: Ancient 19. Bible Trace 20. Derivations | 21. Rhymes 22. Anagrams 23. Bibliography |
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