inspiration

A2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˌɪn.spɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #5035

Meanings

1

noun
A feeling of excitement or new energy that makes you want to create or do something.

She was waiting for inspiration to start her novel.
2

noun
A person or thing that gives you ideas or makes you want to do something.

The beautiful coast was the inspiration for his paintings.
3

noun
A sudden good or clever idea.

In a moment of inspiration, she found the perfect title.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a feeling of excitement or... motivation spark

Word family

Forms inspirations

Derived forms bioinspirationfitspirationinspirationalinspirationisminspirationistinspomisinspirationreinspirationsingspirationthinspiration

Related forms inspire muse

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Proverbs (1)

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Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration

Etymology

From Middle English inspiracioun, from Old French inspiration, from Late Latin īnspīrātiōnem (nominative: īnspīrātiō), from Latin īnspīrātus (past participle of inspīrō). By surface analysis, inspire + -ation. Displaced native Old English onbryrdnes (literally “in-pricked-ness”).

inspiracioun Middle English inspiration Old French īnspīrātiōnem la-lat īnspīrātus Latin

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Emotions & Feelings

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# inspiration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪn.spɚˈeɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 5035

## Meanings
1. A feeling of excitement or new energy that makes you want to create or do something.
2. A person or thing that gives you ideas or makes you want to do something.
3. A sudden good or clever idea.

## Examples
- She was waiting for inspiration to start her novel.
- The beautiful coast was the inspiration for his paintings.
- In a moment of inspiration, she found the perfect title.

## Derived Forms
- bioinspiration
- fitspiration
- inspirational
- inspirationism
- inspirationist
- inspo
- misinspiration
- reinspiration
- singspiration
- thinspiration

## Related Forms
- inspire
- muse

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: inspiracioun
- Root: inspiration
- Root: īnspīrātiōnem
- Root: īnspīrātus

## Etymology
From Middle English inspiracioun, from Old French inspiration, from Late Latin īnspīrātiōnem (nominative: īnspīrātiō), from Latin īnspīrātus (past participle of inspīrō). By surface analysis, inspire + -ation. Displaced native Old English onbryrdnes (literally “in-pricked-ness”).

## AI Etymology
Inspiration comes from Middle English inspiracioun, from Old French inspiration, from Late Latin īnspīrātiōnem (nominative: īnspīrātiō), from Latin īnspīrātus (past participle of inspīrō). By surface analysis, inspire + -ation. Displaced native Old English onbryrdnes (literally “in-pricked-ness”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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