What is your greatest source of inspiration?
Source: tatoeba (1852)
Inspiration
//ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən//
Synonyms for "inspiration" (265 found)
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Closest matches (53)
Strong matches (80)
creative imaginationcreative powercreative thoughtcreativitycrosscurrentcurrentcurrent of airdaemondaimoniondeitydemondirect apprehensiondirect communicationdivine afflatusdivine guidancedivine inspirationdivine revelationdowndraftdraftdraught
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draughtsmandraughtydriveebullienceecstasyeducationelanemboldeningencouragementenergyenlightenmentenlivenmententhusiasmepiphanyeratoesemplastic imaginationesemplastic powereuterpeexhalationexhilarationexpirationexsufflationfall windfancyfeelingfirefire of geniusfiringflashfleeting impulseflow of airfollowing windgaspgeistgeniusgoalgodgoddessgood ideagroundguideguiding lightguiding stargulpgustogut responsehackhead windhearteningheliconhiccuphinthippocreneidealilluminationimaginationimmediate cognition
Noun(3 words)
Related words (132)
impetusimpulseincentiveincitementindraftinfectioninflowinfluenceinfusioninhalatorinhalementinrushinsightinspiritinginspiritmentinstinctinsufflationintentionintuitionintuitionism
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intuitive reasonintuitivenessintuitivisminvoluntary impulseiron lungjetstreamkatabatic windknowledge without thoughtliftlodestarmainspringmattermelpomenemonsoonmotivemouth-to-mouth resuscitationmovement of airmoving spiritmusemystical experiencemysticismmythicizationmythificationmythopoeianatural impulsenotionoxygen maskoxygen tentpantparnassuspassionpat on the backpierian springpieridespoesypoetic geniuspoetic imaginationpoetrypolyhymniaprecognitionprinciplepromotionprophecyprovocationpuffquick hunchreasonreassurancereflexrespirationrevelationsakesatoriscorescubasecond sightsecond-sightednessshaping imaginationsighsixth sensesneezesniffsnifflesnoresnoringsnuffsnufflesoulsourcesparksparklespiritspringspursternutationstertorstimulationstimulusstreamstream of airsubconscious knowledgesubconscious perceptionsucksuckingsuctionsudden thoughtsuggestionsuspirationtail windtalentterpsichorethaliathe musestheophaniatheophanytheopneustiatheopneustyulterior motiveundercurrentunmediated perceptionupdrafturgevigorvisionvocationwheezewindzeal
Noun(4 words)
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9 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
3 entriescauses desire
7 entriescoordinate
1 entriesderived
12 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
5 entriespart of
1 entriesrelated to
30 entriesShowing 16 of 30 words.
Translations
145 translations across 48 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἐπίπνοια noun (supernatural divine influence)
Arabic
3 entries- إِلْهَام noun (supernatural divine influence)
- إِلْهَام noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- وَحْي noun (supernatural divine influence)
Armenian
2 entries- ներշնչում noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- ոգեշնչում noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Belarusian
1 entries- натхне́нне noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Bulgarian
3 entries- вдишване noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- вдъхновение noun (supernatural divine influence)
- вдъхновение noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Catalan
3 entries- inspiració noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- inspiració noun (supernatural divine influence)
- 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
2 entries- inspirace noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- nádech noun (physiology: drawing of air)
Danish
1 entries- inspiration noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Dutch
4 entries- adem noun (a breath, a single inhalation)
- ademhaling noun (a breath, a single inhalation)
- inademen noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- inademing noun (physiology: drawing of air)
Esperanto
3 entries- inspiriteco noun (supernatural divine influence)
- inspiriteco noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- inspiro noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Finnish
3 entries- innoitus noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- inspiraatio noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- sisäänhengitys noun (physiology: drawing of air)
French
1 entries- inspiration noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Galician
1 entries- inspiración noun (physiology: drawing of air)
Georgian
2 entries- ინსპირაცია noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- შთაგონება noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
German
4 entries- Einatmen noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- Einatmung noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- Einschnaufen noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- Inspiration noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 noun (supernatural divine influence)
Greek
2 entries- έμπνευση noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- εισπνοή noun (physiology: drawing of air)
Hebrew
2 entries- הַשְׁרָאָה noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- שְׁאִיפָה noun (physiology: drawing of air)
Hindi
1 entries- प्रेरणा noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Hungarian
4 entries- belégzés noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- belélegzés noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- ihlet noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- inspiráció noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Icelandic
1 entries- innblástur noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Indonesian
4 entries- ilham noun (supernatural divine influence)
- ilham noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- inspirasi noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- inspirasi noun (supernatural divine influence)
Irish
2 entries- inspioráid noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- spreagadh noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Italian
4 entries- folgorazione noun (supernatural divine influence)
- illuminazione noun (supernatural divine influence)
- illuminazione noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- inalazione noun (physiology: drawing of air)
Japanese
2 entries- 霊感 noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- 鼓舞 noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Kazakh
1 entries- шабыт noun (supernatural divine influence)
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
4 entries- iedvesma noun (supernatural divine influence)
- iedvesma noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- ieelpa noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- ieelpa noun (a breath, a single inhalation)
Macedonian
4 entries- вдахнове́ние noun (supernatural divine influence)
- вдахнове́ние noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- вдишу́вање noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- вдишу́вање noun (a breath, a single inhalation)
Malay
2 entries- ilham noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- inspirasi noun (physiology: drawing of air)
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
2 entries- onbryrdnes noun (supernatural divine influence)
- onbryrdnes noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Old Norse
2 entries- óðr noun (supernatural divine influence)
- óðr noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- الهام noun (supernatural divine influence)
- الهام noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Polish
4 entries- inspiracja noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- natchnienie noun (supernatural divine influence)
- natchnienie noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- wdech noun (physiology: drawing of air)
Portuguese
4 entries- inalação noun (a breath, a single inhalation)
- inspiração noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- inspiração noun (a breath, a single inhalation)
- inspiração noun (supernatural divine influence)
Romanian
3 entries- inspirație noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- inspirație noun (supernatural divine influence)
- inspirație noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Russian
4 entries- вдох noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- вдохнове́ние noun (supernatural divine influence)
- вдохнове́ние noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- вдыха́ние noun (physiology: drawing of air)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- Bogonadahnutost noun (supernatural divine influence)
- nadahnuće noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- udahnuti noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- udahnuće noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Spanish
3 entries- inspiración noun (physiology: drawing of air)
- inspiración noun (supernatural divine influence)
- inspiración noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Swedish
1 entries- inspiration noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
Tagalog
4 entries- sigliwa noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- sigya noun (supernatural divine influence)
- sigya noun (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)
- suludhingahan noun (a breath, a single inhalation)
Turkish
2 entries- ilham noun (supernatural divine influence)
- 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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