Associations to the word «Contrivance»
Noun
Adjective
- Ingenious
- Mechanical
- Clumsy
- Admirable
- Cunning
- Skilful
- Invented
- Rude
- Contrived
- Clever
- Skillful
- Marvellous
- Handy
- Curious
- Innumerable
- Wonderful
- Elaborate
- Ignorant
- Brute
- Requisite
- Concealed
- Artificial
- Mischievous
- Observable
- Infernal
- Manifest
- Convenient
- Primitive
- Whereby
- Frail
- Invaluable
- Kindred
- Improbable
- Fitted
- Effected
- Practised
- Marvelous
- Seldom
- Apt
- Ornamental
- Hither
- Charming
- Vegetable
- Singular
- Simple
Wiktionary
CONTRIVANCE, noun. A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task
CONTRIVANCE, noun. A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective
CONTRIVANCE, noun. Something overly artful or artificial
Dictionary definition
CONTRIVANCE, noun. A device or control that is very useful for a particular job.
CONTRIVANCE, noun. The faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem".
CONTRIVANCE, noun. An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track".
CONTRIVANCE, noun. An artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable".
CONTRIVANCE, noun. Any improvised arrangement for temporary use.
CONTRIVANCE, noun. The act of devising something.
Wise words
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is
essential is invisible to the eye.