Definition
The act of contriving; something that has been devised or engineered, especially in a clever or skillful way.
Etymology
From contrive (from Old French controver, meaning 'to find, invent') plus the suffix -ment, which forms nouns from verbs. The base sense evolved from 'to turn against' to 'to devise' in Middle English.
Kelly Says
This word captures the essence of human ingenuity—it's the noun form for when you actually make something happen through clever planning. Think of a Rube Goldberg machine: the whole contraption is a contrivement that transforms simple actions into hilarious complexity.
Translations
ARالعربية
تدبير مُصطنع
tadbīr muṣṭanʿ
CACatalà
contrivança
kon-tri-van-sa
CSČeština
vymoženost
vym-o-zhen-ost
DEDeutsch
contrivanz
kon-tree-vanz
ELΕλληνικά
κατασκευασμός
kata-ske-vas-mos
ESEspañol
contrivancia
kon-tree-van-thee-ah
FISuomi
keksittely
keks-it-te-ly
FRFrançais
contrivance
kohn-tree-vuhns
HUMagyar
kitalált
ki-ta-lalt
IDBahasa Indonesia
penciptaan yang dipaksakan
pen-chi-ptaan yang di-pak-sa-kan
IGIG
ihe n'egwu
ee-he ne-gwu
ITItaliano
contrivanza
kon-tree-van-tsa
JA日本語
contrivance
kon-tri-vahn-su
KMKM
ការបង្កើត
ka-ar-bang-khet
KO한국어
contrivance
kon-tri-vahn-su
MSBahasa Melayu
penciptaan yang dipaksakan
pen-chi-ptaan yang di-pak-sa-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုလုပ်ထား
pyu lu-pok tha-ra
NLNederlands
contrivantie
kon-tri-van-tee
PLPolski
wymyślność
vhim-sł-nośc
PTPortuguês
contrivancia
kon-tree-van-thee-ah
RORomână
contrivanță
kon-tree-van-tsa
RUРусский
искусственность
iskusstvennost'
SVSvenska
påhitsighet
pa-hit-sig-het
SWKiswahili
uongo
oo-ongo
TAதமிழ்
தொகுப்பு
to-ku-ppu
TEతెలుగు
వికృతి
vi-kru-ti
THไทย
การประดิษฐ์
gaan pra-dit
TLTL
pag-aayos
pa-ga-ayos
TRTürkçe
kurgulanmışlık
kurg-u-lan-miş-lık
UKУкраїнська
вигаданість
vi-ga-dan-nist
VITiếng Việt
sự dàn dựng
su daan dum
ZH中文
人为的安排
rén wéi de àn páng
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la