innovation
Pluralinnovations (some meanings)
- 1Bringing in new ideas or new ways of doing things.
Like finding a new, better way to do something you have always done the same way.
The company won an award for its innovation in clean energy.
Teachers welcome innovation in the classroom.
Similarinvention, creativity, modernization, originality, change
Oppositestagnation, tradition, conservatism
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- 2A new thing that goes against the usual customs or ways.
Like wearing sneakers to a formal event where everyone expects dress shoes.
Allowing dogs in the office was seen as a strange innovation.
The new greeting felt like an innovation that broke old habits.
Similarnovelty, departure, change, deviation
Oppositetradition, custom, convention
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- 3A change in the way things are done, made by adding something new.
Like rearranging your whole kitchen after buying one new appliance.
The switch to online classes was a big innovation for the school.
Adding bike lanes was an innovation that changed how people traveled.
Similarchange, reform, departure, advance, modernization
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- 4A new shoot, or the new growth that mosses add to their stems each year.
Like a tree growing a new ring each year, but for moss.
Each spring the moss puts out a fresh innovation at the tip.
She pointed to the green innovation growing from the old stem.
Similarshoot
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Origin
It came from a Latin word "innovo" (to make new), reaching English through French.