A contrivance is a gadget or device that can be used for some particular purpose. The spinning blade of a blender is a contrivance that turns fruits and yogurt into a tasty smoothie. Yum.
The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or planning.
Noun
the act of devising something
Noun
a device that is very useful for a particular job
Noun
any improvised arrangement for temporary use
Noun
the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
Noun
an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"
Noun
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
n.
The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising,
or planning.
n.
The thing contrived, invented, or planned; disposition
of parts or causes by design; a scheme; plan; atrifice; arrangement.
Contrivance
The machine which we are inspecting demonstrates, by its construction, contrivance and design. Contrivance must have had a contriver.2.
Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants.
The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or planning.
Usage Examples
Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginnings.
No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned... a man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company.
Misspelled Formcontrivance, xcontrivance, dcontrivance, fcontrivance, vcontrivance, contrivance, xontrivance, dontrivance, fontrivance, vontrivance, ontrivance, cxontrivance, cdontrivance, cfontrivance, cvontrivance, c ontrivance, ciontrivance, c9ontrivance, c0ontrivance, cpontrivance, clontrivance, cintrivance, c9ntrivance, c0ntrivance, cpntrivance, clntrivance, cointrivance, co9ntrivance, co0ntrivance, copntrivance, colntrivance, cobntrivance, cohntrivance, cojntrivance, comntrivance, co ntrivance, cobtrivance, cohtrivance, cojtrivance, comtrivance, co trivance, conbtrivance, conhtrivance, conjtrivance, conmtrivance, con trivance, conrtrivance, con5trivance, con6trivance, conytrivance, congtrivance, conrrivance, con5rivance, con6rivance, conyrivance, congrivance, contrrivance, cont5rivance, cont6rivance, contyrivance, contgrivance, conterivance, cont4rivance, cont5rivance, conttrivance, contfrivance, conteivance, cont4ivance, cont5ivance, conttivance, contfivance, contreivance, contr4ivance, contr5ivance, contrtivance, contrfivance, contruivance, contr8ivance, contr9ivance, controivance, contrjivance, contrkivance, contruvance, contr8vance, contr9vance, controvance, contrjvance, contrkvance, contriuvance, contri8vance, contri9vance, contriovance, contrijvance, contrikvance, contricvance, contrifvance, contrigvance, contribvance, contri vance, contricance, contrifance, contrigance, contribance, contri ance, contrivcance, contrivfance, contrivgance, contrivbance, contriv ance, contrivqance, contrivwance, contrivsance, contrivzance, contrivqnce, contrivwnce, contrivsnce, contrivznce, contrivaqnce, contrivawnce, contrivasnce, contrivaznce, contrivabnce, contrivahnce, contrivajnce, contrivamnce, contriva nce, contrivabce, contrivahce, contrivajce, contrivamce, contriva ce, contrivanbce, contrivanhce, contrivanjce, contrivanmce, contrivan ce, contrivanxce, contrivandce, contrivanfce, contrivanvce, contrivan ce, contrivanxe, contrivande, contrivanfe, contrivanve, contrivan e, contrivancxe, contrivancde, contrivancfe, contrivancve, contrivanc e, contrivancwe, contrivanc3e, contrivanc4e, contrivancre, contrivancse, contrivancde, contrivancw, contrivanc3, contrivanc4, contrivancr, contrivancs, contrivancd, contrivancew, contrivance3, contrivance4, contrivancer, contrivances, contrivanced.
Other Usage ExamplesGovernment is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom.
At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.