"contrivance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/ Audio: En-us-contrivance.ogg [US] Forms: contrivances [plural]
Etymology: contrive + -ance Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|contrive|ance}} contrive + -ance Head templates: {{en-noun}} contrivance (plural contrivances)
  1. A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task; contraption. Translations ((mechanical) device to perform a certain task): приспособление (prisposoblenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 玩意兒 (Chinese Mandarin), 玩意儿 (wányìr) (Chinese Mandarin), rekkula (Finnish), vimpain (Finnish), vempele (Finnish), appareil [masculine] (French), dispositif [masculine] (French), Vorrichtung [feminine] (German), Maschinerie [feminine] (German), Apparat [masculine] (German), Behelf [masculine] (German), aggeggio [masculine] (Italian), marchingegno [masculine] (Italian), aparelho [masculine] (Portuguese), aparat [neuter] (Romanian), dispozitiv [neuter] (Romanian), устро́йство (ustrójstvo) [neuter] (Russian), приспособле́ние (prisposoblénije) [neuter] (Russian), aparato [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-contrivance-en-noun-QTnV5YoL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ance Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 47 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ance: 52 43 5 Disambiguation of '(mechanical) device to perform a certain task': 87 12 0
  2. A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective. Translations (elaborate means to accomplish an objective): средство (sredstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), способ (sposob) [masculine] (Bulgarian), stratagème [masculine] (French), Vorrichtung [feminine] (German), Erfindung [feminine] (German), Plan [masculine] (German), Kniff [masculine] (German), List [feminine] (German), Kunstgriff [masculine] (German), Planung [feminine] (German), Findigkeit [feminine] (German), stratagemma [masculine] (Italian), artefizio [masculine] (Italian), espediente [masculine] (Italian), accorgimento [masculine] (Italian), sotterfugio [masculine] (Italian), artifício [masculine] (Portuguese), artimanha [feminine] (Portuguese), зате́я (zatéja) [feminine] (Russian), план (plan) [masculine] (Russian), вы́думка (výdumka) [feminine] (Russian), artificio [masculine] (Spanish), artimaña [feminine] (Spanish), estratagema [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-contrivance-en-noun-0a3l9FEl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ance Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 47 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ance: 52 43 5 Disambiguation of 'elaborate means to accomplish an objective': 18 81 1
  3. Something overly artful or artificial. Translations (something overly artful or artificial): хитрина (hitrina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), похват (pohvat) [masculine] (Bulgarian), vernuft [neuter] (Dutch), vindingrijkheid [feminine] (Dutch), catorcio [masculine] (Italian), trabiccolo [masculine] (Italian), carretta [feminine] (Italian), ухищре́ние (uxiščrénije) [neuter] (Russian), ухва́тка (uxvátka) [feminine] (Russian), artefacto [masculine] (Spanish), artilugio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-contrivance-en-noun-2tqY6Yq3 Disambiguation of 'something overly artful or artificial': 0 0 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: contraption Related terms: contrive

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          "plan"
        ],
        [
          "strategy",
          "strategy"
        ],
        [
          "accomplish",
          "accomplish"
        ],
        [
          "objective",
          "objective"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something overly artful or artificial."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "artful",
          "artful"
        ],
        [
          "artificial",
          "artificial"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-contrivance.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/19/En-us-contrivance.ogg/En-us-contrivance.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/En-us-contrivance.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "contraption"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prisposoblenie",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "приспособление"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "word": "玩意兒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wányìr",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "word": "玩意儿"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "word": "rekkula"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "word": "vimpain"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "word": "vempele"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "appareil"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dispositif"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vorrichtung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Maschinerie"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Apparat"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Behelf"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aggeggio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "marchingegno"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aparelho"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "aparat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dispozitiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ustrójstvo",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "устро́йство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prisposoblénije",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "приспособле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(mechanical) device to perform a certain task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aparato"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sredstvo",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "средство"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sposob",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "способ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stratagème"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vorrichtung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Erfindung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Plan"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kniff"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "List"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kunstgriff"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Planung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Findigkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stratagemma"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "artefizio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espediente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "accorgimento"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sotterfugio"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "artifício"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "artimanha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zatéja",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "зате́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plan",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "план"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výdumka",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вы́думка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "artificio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "artimaña"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "elaborate means to accomplish an objective",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "estratagema"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "hitrina",
      "sense": "something overly artful or artificial",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "хитрина"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pohvat",
      "sense": "something overly artful or artificial",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "похват"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "something overly artful or artificial",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vernuft"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "something overly artful or artificial",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vindingrijkheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "something overly artful or artificial",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "catorcio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "something overly artful or artificial",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trabiccolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "something overly artful or artificial",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "carretta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uxiščrénije",
      "sense": "something overly artful or artificial",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ухищре́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uxvátka",
      "sense": "something overly artful or artificial",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ухва́тка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something overly artful or artificial",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "artefacto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something overly artful or artificial",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "artilugio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contrivance"
}

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