What is "contrivance" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "contrivance": a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

Noun

Meaning of "contrivance": the faculty of contriving; inventive skill

Noun

Meaning of "contrivance": an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

Noun

Meaning of "contrivance": an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.

Noun

Meaning of "contrivance": any improvised arrangement for temporary use

Noun

Meaning of "contrivance": the act of devising something

Noun

Synonyms:

gimmick, ruse, artifice, dodge, stratagem, twist, angle, plot, machination, expedient, slant, project, trick, switch, invention, design, measure, formation, inventiveness, scheme, intrigue, brainchild, coinage, contraption, brainchild, creation, tackle, harness, apparatus, instrument, mechanism, machine, equipment, discovery, engine, widget, gear, utensil, tool, material, device, gimcrack, appliance, convenience, invention, thingamajig, implement, whatsis, thingamabob, coinage,

Antonyms:

ignorance, disorganization, disorganization,