Analysis Complete

contrivance

/ contrivance /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
"his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
Type of:
invention innovation excogitation
noun Sense 2
an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
"the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"
Type of:
arrangement organization organisation
noun Sense 3
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
"his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
Type of:
scheme strategy
Kinds of:
plant pump-and-dump scheme wangle wangling
noun Sense 4
the act of devising something
Type of:
invention
Derived:
invent contrive devise excogitate formulate
noun Sense 5
any improvised arrangement for temporary use
Type of:
arrangement
Kinds of:
temporary hookup patch
noun Sense 6
a device that is very useful for a particular job
Type of:
device
Kinds of:
gadgetry gimbals injector mod con
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
1
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invention innovation excogitation arrangement organization organisation scheme strategy plant pump-and-dump scheme wangle wangling