What is your greatest source of inspiration?
Source: tatoeba (1852)
Inspiration
/ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "inspiration" (331 found)
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Closest matches (67)
a priori knowledgeafflatusair currentambitionanimating spiritanimationanimusanticipationapercuapocalypseapolloapollo musagetesaqua lungaqua-lungardorarousalartificial respirationartistic imaginationaspirationassurance
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asthmatic wheezeautomatic responseawakeningbasisblind impulsebragibrain wavebrainchildbrainstormbrainwavebreathbreath of airbreathingbright ideabright thoughtbrilliant ideabroken windbuddhicallingcalliopecastilian springcauseclairvoyanceclioconceptionconsiderationcoughcreative imaginationcreative powercreative thoughtcreativitycrosscurrentcurrentcurrent of airdaemondaimoniondeitydemondirect apprehensiondirect communication
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
boost morale
Adjective(1 words)
creative ideas
Strong matches (99)
divine afflatusdivine inspirationdivine revelationdowndraftdraftdraughtdraughtsmandraughtydriveebullienceecstasyeducationelanemboldeningencouragementenergyenlightenmentenlivenmententhusiasmepiphany
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eratoesemplastic imaginationesemplastic powereuterpeexhalationexhilarationexpirationexsufflationfall windfancyfeelingfirefire of geniusfiringflashfleeting impulseflow of airfollowing windgaspgeistgeniusgoalgodgoddessgood ideagroundguideguiding lightguiding stargulpgustogut responsehackhead windhearteningheliconhiccuphinthippocreneidealilluminationimaginationimmediate cognitionimpulseincentiveincitementindraftinfectioninflowinfluenceinfusioninhalationinhalator
Noun(20 words)
divine guidancedrawing promptencouragementsencouragingenergia criativaenergisingenthusingepiphanyexamplefuelgalvanizationgalvanizingguidehopeideaimpetusimpetusesinhalationinhalationsinhale
Adjective(3 words)
driving factorenergizing imaginationgreat enthusiasm
Verb(3 words)
Related words (165)
inhalementinrushinsightinspiritinginspiritmentinstinctinsufflationintentionintuitionintuitionismintuitive reasonintuitivenessintuitivisminvoluntary impulseiron lungjetstreamkatabatic windknowledge without thoughtliftlodestar
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mainspringmattermelpomenemonsoonmotivemouth-to-mouth resuscitationmovement of airmoving spiritmusemystical experiencemysticismmythicizationmythificationmythopoeianatural impulsenotionoxygen maskoxygen tentpantparnassuspassionpat on the backpierian springpieridespoesypoetic geniuspoetic imaginationpoetrypolyhymniaprecognitionprinciplepromotionprophecyprovocationpuffquick hunchreasonreassurancereflexrespirationrevelationsakesatoriscorescubasecond sightsecond-sightednessshaping imaginationsighsixth sensesneezesniffsnifflesnoresnoringsnuffsnufflesoulsourcesparklespiritspringspursternutationstertorstimulationstimulusstreamstream of airsubconscious knowledgesubconscious perceptionsucksuckingsuctionsudden thoughtsuggestionsuspirationtail windtalentterpsichorethaliathe musestheophaniatheophanytheopneustiatheopneustyulterior motiveundercurrentunmediated perceptionupdrafturgevigorvisionvocationwheezewindzeal
Adjective(3 words)
initial energizationnatural springspiritual feeling
Noun(43 words)
insightinspiration boostintakejuiceslightningsmodelmoonbeamsmorale boostmotivate teammotivationmotivatormusesnourishmentnutrimentpeppepsplanting a seedporrimapower sourcerole model
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role model for studentsrousingsource of energysparkspark imaginationsparksspiritual nourishmentstimulusstirringstromquellesublimennesssunbeamssustenancesustenancessymbol of hopetask motivationtorchlighttrancesupliftupliftingupliftingsvisionswriting prompt
Verb(2 words)
sow seedssparking
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More general
11 entriesMore specific
9 entriesCollocations
5 entriesburst of inspirationcreative inspirationinspirational quoteinspirational speechsource of inspiration
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
67 translations across 44 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- إِلْهَام noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Armenian
1 entries- ոգեշնչում noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Belarusian
1 entries- натхне́нне noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Bulgarian
1 entries- вдъхновение noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Catalan
1 entries- inspiració noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 靈感 /灵感 noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- 鼓舞 noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Czech
1 entries- inspirace noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Danish
1 entries- inspiration noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Dutch
1 entries- inspiratie noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Esperanto
2 entries- inspiriteco noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- inspiro noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Finnish
2 entries- innoitus noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- inspiraatio noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
French
1 entries- inspiration noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Georgian
2 entries- ინსპირაცია noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- შთაგონება noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
German
1 entries- Inspiration noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Greek
1 entries- έμπνευση noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Hebrew
1 entries- הַשְׁרָאָה noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Hindi
1 entries- प्रेरणा noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Hungarian
4 entries- ihlet noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- inspiráció noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- lelkesítés noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- sugallat noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Icelandic
1 entries- innblástur noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Indonesian
2 entries- ilham noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- inspirasi noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Irish
2 entries- inspioráid noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- spreagadh noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Italian
3 entries- illuminazione noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- ispirazione noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- suggestione noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Japanese
2 entries- 霊感 noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- 鼓舞 noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Korean
4 entries- 감화 noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- 격려 noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- 고무 noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- 고취 noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Latvian
2 entries- iedvesma noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- inspirācija noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Macedonian
1 entries- вдахнове́ние noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Malay
1 entries- ilham noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Māori
2 entries- whakahihikotanga noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- whakaohoohonga noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Navajo
1 entries- dadíníidzįįł noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- inspirasjon noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- inspirasjon noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Old English
1 entries- onbryrdnes noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Old Norse
1 entries- óðr noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- الهام noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Polish
2 entries- inspiracja noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- natchnienie noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Portuguese
1 entries- inspiração noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Romanian
1 entries- inspirație noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Russian
1 entries- вдохнове́ние noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- nadahnuće noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- udahnuće noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- zadahnuće noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Spanish
1 entries- inspiración noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Swedish
1 entries- inspiration noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Tagalog
2 entries- sigliwa noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- sigya noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Turkish
1 entries- ilham noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Ukrainian
1 entries- натхне́ння noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Sample sentences
32 total sentences available.
I lost my inspiration.
Source: tatoeba (1892)
They had good flashes of inspiration about this plan.
Source: tatoeba (59543)
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Source: tatoeba (278964)
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