creation

Language: en

🇬🇧 /kriˈːeɪʃən/ 🇺🇸 /kriːˈeɪʃən/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The act of bringing something into existence; the process of making or producing something new.; The universe and everything in it, regarded as having been brought into existence by a divine being.; A thing that has been brought into existence; a product of human imagination or effort.; The act of investing someone with a new rank, title, or peerage.; The world and all living things in it; nature as a whole.; An original design or style in fashion, especially a garment or outfit.; The establishment of a new institution, organization, or legal entity.; In computing, the process of generating a new file, object, or data structure.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: creations

Collocations

the creation ofdivine creationcreation mythact of creationfrom the creation of the worlda work of creation

Derivatives

createcreativecreativitycreativelycreatorrecreaterecreationcreationismcreationistuncreative

Synonyms

formationproductioninventionoriginationmakinggenesis

Antonyms

destructiondemolitionannihilation

Commonly confused

creativity
EN: 'Creativity' is the ability or quality of being creative; 'creation' is the act of creating or the thing created.
creature
EN: 'Creature' refers to a living being; 'creation' refers to the act of making or the product made.
creativity
EN: 'Creativity' is an abstract quality (uncountable); 'creation' can refer to a concrete product (countable).

Spelling tips

EN: Remember that 'creation' drops the 'e' from 'create' before adding '-ion' (create → creation, not 'createion').

💬 Examples

  1. The creation of the new policy took several months of deliberation.

  2. According to the Bible, God rested on the seventh day after the creation of the world.

  3. The sculpture was the artist's finest creation.

  4. The creation of new peers was a controversial political move.

  5. The beauty of creation can be seen in every corner of the natural world.

  6. She wore a stunning creation by a famous Parisian designer to the gala.

  7. The creation of the United Nations in 1945 marked a new era in international cooperation.

  8. The creation of a new database requires careful planning of the schema.