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Nouns (18)

n. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"

creation

n. the human act of creating

creation

n. an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone

creation, conception

n. the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"

initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, instauration

creation, nature, world, universe, cosmos, macrocosm

n. everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"

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Adjectives (5)

artistic

adj. satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities; "artistic workmanship"

artistic

adj. relating to or characteristic of art or artists; "his artistic background"

pleasing, aesthetic, artistic

adj. aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"

Fuzzynyms (89)

generation

n. the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"

kickoff, beginning, start, commencement, first, offset, outset, starting time

n. the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

origination, origin, genesis, inception

n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

composition, piece, opus, musical composition, piece of music

n. a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"

publication

n. a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

birth, nativity, nascency, nascence

n. the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"

production

n. the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells"

origination, origin, genesis, inception

n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

settlement, colonization, colonisation

n. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"

subsidence, settling, subsiding

n. a gradual sinking to a lower level

provision, providing, supply, supplying

n. the activity of supplying or providing something

giving, gift

n. the act of giving

galaxy, nebula

n. (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"

sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, welkin, celestial sphere, vault of heaven

n. the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

sky

n. the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

space

n. an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space"

atmosphere

n. the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"

atmosphere

n. the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body

environment, environs, surroundings, surround

n. the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"

elegant

adj. refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"

exquisite, recherche

adj. lavishly elegant and refined

urbane, refined, polished, svelte, cultured

adj. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"

civilized, polite, cultivated, cultured, genteel

adj. marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"

refined

adj. (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"

neat, refined, tasteful

adj. free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"

glorious, magnificent, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous

adj. having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"

graceful

adj. characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

easy

adj. affording pleasure; "easy good looks"

collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-possessed

adj. in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"

skilled

adj. having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"

balanced

adj. being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers"

picturesque

adj. suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture; "a picturesque village"

Synonyms (8)

beautiful

adj. aesthetically pleasing

cosmetic, enhancive

adj. serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body; "cosmetic surgery"; "enhansive makeup"

painterly

adj. having qualities unique to the art of painting

sensuous

adj. taking delight in beauty; "the sensuous joy from all things fair"

unostentatious, unpretentious, understated

adj. exhibiting restrained good taste; "the room is pleasant and understated"

Antonyms (10)

destruction, demolition

n. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up

n. a concluding action

tasteless, in poor taste

adj. lacking aesthetic or social taste

worldly

adj. characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world; "worldly goods and advancement"

artistic creation

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