innovation
noun
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What is the difference between innovation and invention?
The words innovation and invention overlap semantically but are really quite distinct.
Invention can refer to a type of musical composition, a falsehood, a discovery, or any product of the imagination. The sense of invention most likely to be confused with innovation is “a device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment,” usually something which has not previously been in existence.
Innovation, for its part, can refer to something new or to a change made to an existing product, idea, or field. One might say that the first telephone was an invention, the first cellular telephone either an invention or an innovation, and the first smartphone an innovation.
Synonyms
- brainchild
- coinage
- concoction
- contrivance
- creation
- invention
- wrinkle
Example Sentences
Arthur Herman, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 Why is there praise for private startups and condemnation for in-house innovation? WIRED, 25 Aug. 2022 Inventors were judged on their creative approach to solving a problem and prospects for viable enterprises in industry innovation. Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022 Andreessen made his announcement about investing in Neumann’s latest company in a blog post on his firm’s website on Monday, citing the need for investment in innovation in the U.S. real estate sector. Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2022 In more eco-conscious innovation, other apparel styles were made from a breakthrough textile waste regeneration technology, Infinna, while some footwear used Vegea, a material made of grape skins leftover from wine production. Lauren Caruso, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2022 Years of bipartisan work to invest in U.S. innovation culminated with President Biden’s signature on the CHIPS and Science Act. Deborah Wince-smith, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Her dedication to moving inclusion in innovation forward is also reflected in her numerous advisory roles with organizations, including the Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium for NASA. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 25 July 2022 This uncertainty would create an even greater chilling effect on investments in innovation than the text of the existing legislation. Craig Garthwaite, STAT, 23 July 2022 See More Word History
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Kids Definition
innovation
noun
innovational
adjective
Synonyms & Similar Words
- innovative
- inventive
- creative
- imaginative
- originative
- talented
- innovatory
- ingenious
- original
- gifted
- prolific
- clever
- inspired
- resourceful
- generative
- Promethean
- fruitful
- productive
- fertile
- fecund
- germinal
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unimaginative
- unoriginal
- uncreative
- imitative
- uninspired
- unproductive
- uninventive
- infertile
- talentless