inspiration
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: medicine
physiology
sciences
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”).
Inflected forms:
form: inspirations
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm, as part of the act of breathing.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Holonym: respiration
The respiratory movements are no longer normal and rhythmic acts of inspiration and exspiration, but abnormal and irregular expiratory movements
If a reaction involves increased muscle tonus and too much inspiration, muscle relaxation and exhalation exercises might be of use.
gloss: A single inward breath (intake of air).
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: Laughing is produced by an inspiration succeeded by a succession of short imperfect expirations.
One of them had a temperature of 40° cent. 104° Fahr. and 97 inspirations per minute.
On physical examination, blood pressure was 145/70 mm Hg, pulse was 108 beats per minute, respiratory rate was 36 inspirations per minute, body temperature was 38 ºC and her oxygen saturation (during nasal oxygen intake) was 93%.
gloss: A supernatural divine influence on the prophets, apostles, or sacred writers, by which they were qualified to communicate moral or religious truth with authority; a supernatural influence which qualifies people to receive and communicate divine truth; also, the truth communicated.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The question, therefore, at issue is, not whether those external means be sufficient without grace and divine inspiration, for none pretends that": but, in order to hinder men from feigning or imagining an inspiration, whether it has not been God's economy, and his usual conduct to make his inspiration walk hand in hand with certain means of fact, which men can neither feign in the air without being convicted of falsehood, nor imagine without illusion.
The more strongly people felt about their ideas, the more potent the demons seemed to them: Christians believed that traditional paganism, far from being the work of men, was an 'opium of the masses', pumped into the human race by the non-human demons; and one scholar even ascribed bad reviews of his book to demonic inspiration!
gloss: The act or process of an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: She was waiting for inspiration to write a book.
Usage notes: In this sense, it may be followed by the adposition to in relation to the person being influenced, and for or to in relation to the idea or activity:
We caught the inspiration of his joy; and imagination painted a glorious future near at hand for our land, quickly to develop itself under the guidance of his fostering wisdom, and fraternal counsels and care.
“Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity.
All this suggests that Andrea may, like the authors of the devotional panel, the fresco, and the print – and like Leonardo, as we shall see – have found his inspiration in Pollaiuolo.
And now it is time for problem solving which, if successful, will create new ideas serving as an inspiration source for future research objects of the researcher in question as well as other researchers within the same field.
As for United, this was a performance lacking in inspiration, purpose and threat and once again underlined the urgency for transfer business to be done in the closing hours of the transfer window.
gloss: A person, object, or situation which quickens or stimulates an influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The trip was an inspiration to her for writing a book.
She had grown accustomed to look upon Ethel as Walter's passion and inspiration: it was something far off and distant, which even she felt was sacred; but Lady Marchmont was a new rival, and come too actual, and too near.
The people of Ukraine and Georgia are an inspiration to the world, and I was pleased that this week NATO declared that Ukraine and Georgia will become members of NATO.
gloss: A new idea, especially one which arises suddenly and is clever or creative.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: After an interval the Psychologist had an inspiration. "It must have gone into the past if it has gone anywhere," he said.
Mrs. Balfame had an inspiration. "My God!" she exclaimed, springing to her feet, "the murderer . . . was hidden in the cellar or attic all night, all the next day! He may be here yet!"
The weekend inventor has five U.S. patents and three more pending for inspirations such as a kickable Frisbee, a clothes-ironing mitt and a leak-proof shower curtain.
[H]e accompanied her to a rehearsal of a skit satirizing “Casablanca,” and the director had an inspiration: Wouldn’t it be a laugh to cast a 10-year-old as Rick?
Related words: inspire
Muse
Pierian spring
Derived words: bioinspiration
fitspiration
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thinspiration
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: إِلْهَام
roman: ʔilhām
lang: Armenian
word: ոգեշնչում
roman: ogešnčʻum
lang: Belarusian
word: натхне́нне
roman: natxnjénnje
lang: Bulgarian
word: вдъхновение
roman: vdǎhnovenie
lang: Catalan
word: inspiració
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 鼓舞
roman: gǔwǔ
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 靈感 /灵感
roman: línggǎn
lang: Czech
word: inspirace
lang: Danish
word: inspiration
lang: Dutch
word: inspiratie
lang: Esperanto
word: inspiro
lang: Esperanto
word: inspiriteco
lang: Estonian
word: innustus
lang: Estonian
word: tiivustatus
lang: Estonian
word: vaim
lang: Estonian
word: -ind
lang: Finnish
word: inspiraatio
lang: Finnish
word: innoitus
lang: French
word: inspiration
lang: Georgian
word: შთაგონება
roman: štagoneba
lang: Georgian
word: ინსპირაცია
roman: insṗiracia
lang: German
word: Inspiration
lang: Greek
word: έμπνευση
roman: émpnefsi
lang: Hebrew
word: הַשְׁרָאָה
roman: hashra'á
lang: Hindi
word: प्रेरणा
roman: prerṇā
lang: Hungarian
word: ösztönzés
lang: Hungarian
word: lelkesítés
lang: Hungarian
word: inspiráció
lang: Hungarian
word: sugallat
lang: Hungarian
word: ihlet
lang: Hungarian
word: szikra
lang: Icelandic
word: innblástur
lang: Indonesian
word: ilham
lang: Indonesian
word: inspirasi
lang: Irish
word: inspioráid
lang: Irish
word: spreagadh
lang: Italian
word: ispirazione
lang: Italian
word: illuminazione
lang: Italian
word: suggestione
lang: Japanese
word: 霊感
roman: reikan
lang: Japanese
word: 鼓舞
roman: gofu
lang: Korean
word: 고취
roman: gochwi
lang: Korean
word: 고무
roman: gomu
lang: Korean
word: 격려
roman: gyeongnyeo
lang: Korean
word: 감화
roman: gamhwa
lang: Latvian
word: iedvesma
lang: Latvian
word: inspirācija
lang: Macedonian
word: вдахнове́ние
roman: vdahnovénie
lang: Malay
word: ilham
lang: Māori
word: whakaohoohonga
lang: Māori
word: whakahihikotanga
lang: Navajo
word: dadíníidzįįł
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: inspirasjon
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: inspirasjon
lang: Old English
word: onbryrdnes
lang: Old Norse
word: óðr
lang: Persian
word: الهام
roman: elhâm
lang: Polish
word: natchnienie
lang: Polish
word: inspiracja
lang: Portuguese
word: inspiração
lang: Romanian
word: inspirație
lang: Russian
word: вдохнове́ние
roman: vdoxnovénije
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: nadahnuće
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: zadahnuće
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: udahnuće
lang: Spanish
word: inspiración
lang: Swedish
word: inspiration
lang: Tagalog
word: sigya
lang: Tagalog
word: sigliwa
lang: Turkish
word: ilham
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: الهام
roman: ilhâm
lang: Ukrainian
word: натхне́ння
roman: natxnénnja
lang: Urdu
word: تخلیقی تحریک
roman: taxlīqī-tahrīk
lang: Urdu
word: اثر
roman: asr
lang: Urdu
word: تاثیر
roman: tāsīr