| inspiration | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. inspiration | arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity. |
| ~ idea, thought | the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about.; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" |
| ~ germ, source, seed | anything that provides inspiration for later work. |
| ~ mother | a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation.; "necessity is the mother of invention" |
| ~ afflatus | a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration.; "divine afflatus" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. brainchild, inspiration | 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" |
| ~ product, production | an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. inspiration | a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem. |
| ~ intuition | instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes). |
| ~ problem solving | the thought processes involved in solving a problem. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. divine guidance, inspiration | (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings.; "they believe that the books of Scripture were written under divine guidance" |
| ~ cognitive factor | something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result. |
| ~ theology, divinity | the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth. |
| n. (act) | 5. inspiration, stirring | arousing to a particular emotion or action. |
| ~ arousal, rousing | the act of arousing.; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions" |
| n. (act) | 6. aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake | the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing. |
| ~ breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation | the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation. |
| ~ breath | the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing.; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath" |
| ~ gasp, pant | a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.; "she gave a gasp and fainted" |
| ~ drag, pull, puff | a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke).; "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly" |
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