English Explanatory Dictionary

invention

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something invented.
  2. The act of inventing.
  3. The capacity to invent.
  4. A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.
  5. The act of discovering or finding; the act of finding out; discovery.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ en-us-invention.ogg

Word forms

invention inventions

Etymology

From Middle English invencion, invencioun, from Latin inventiō either directly or via Middle French invencion, from Latin invenīre (“to discover, find, invent”), from in- (“in-: in, into”) + venīre (“to come”). Doublet of inventio. By surface analysis, invent + -ion. Displaced native Old English orþanc.

Synonyms

discovery

Related words

invent invented inventional inventive inventor reinvent

Derived words

coinvention innovention inventioneer inventionism inventionist Invention of the Cross necessity is the mother of invention preinvention reinvention uninvention
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