invention

Other forms of invention

plural

inventions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about invention

What does invention mean?

invention means "the creation of something in the mind". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in invention?

invention has 3 syllables: in-ven-tion. The stress falls on "ven". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/.

What is another word for invention?

Close synonyms include innovation, excogitation, conception, design, innovation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is invention a common word?

invention is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with invention?

4 words rhyme with invention. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.