inspiration

inspiration is a 11-letter English word with 9 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. (Physiol.), the drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm; -- the opposite of expiration. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. (Physiol.), the drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm; -- the opposite of expiration.
2. noun. The act or power of exercising an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions; the result of such influence which quickens or stimulates; as, the inspiration of occasion, of art, etc.
3. noun. 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 men to receive and communicate divine truth; also, the truth communicated.
4. noun. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

   Synonyms: aspiration, inhalation, intake

5. noun. arousing to a particular emotion or action

   Synonyms: stirring

6. noun. 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"

   Synonyms: brainchild

7. noun. (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"

8. noun. a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem
9. noun. arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

Synonyms

aspiration, inhalation, intake, stirring, brainchild

Common word forms

inspirations, inspirational

Words from these letters

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