inspiration
noun
[ ɪnspɪˈreɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.
• "Helen had one of her flashes of inspiration"
Similar:
creativity,
inventiveness,
innovation,
innovativeness,
ingenuity,
imagination,
imaginativeness,
originality,
individuality,
artistry,
expressiveness,
creative power,
creative talent,
creative skill,
genius,
insight,
vision,
wit,
finesse,
flair,
brilliance,
sophistication,
• a sudden brilliant or timely idea.
• "then I had an inspiration"
• the drawing in of breath; inhalation.
• "crackling sounds are heard in the stethoscope on inspiration"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘divine guidance’): via Old French from late Latin inspiratio(n- ), from the verb inspirare (see inspire).
