Meanings
nouncreation (countable and uncountable, plural creations)
plural creations
- uncountableThe act of creating something.
the creation of passwords is done by a computer.
1 more example
The restructure resulted in the creation of a number of shared services.
- uncountablebiblicalAll which exists.
Let us pray to Christ, the King of all creation.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
Broader
nouneverything that exists anywhere
Broader
natural object
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincreātiō, creātiōnis
- Old Frenchcreacion
- Middle Englishcreacion
- Englishcreation
Inherited from Middle English creacion, from Old French creacion (modern French création), from Latin creātiō, creātiōnis. By surface analysis, create + -ion. Displaced native Old English ġesċeaft.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κτίσις, κτίσις
- κτίσις (ktísis)something created such as an invention or artwork
- κτίσις (ktísis)act of creation
Arabic خِلْقَة, خَلْق
- خِلْقَة (ḵilqa)something created such as an invention or artwork
- خَلْق (ḵalq)something created such as an invention or artwork
- اِبْتِكَار (ibtikār)act of creation
- خَلْق (ḵalq)act of creation
- خَلْق (ḵalq)(Biblical) all which exists
Bengali তৈরী, মখলুকাত
- তৈরী (tōiri)something created such as an invention or artwork
- মখলুকাত (mokhlukat)(Biblical) all which exists
Bulgarian творе́ние, създава́не
- творе́ние (tvorénie)something created such as an invention or artwork
- създава́не (săzdaváne)act of creation
- сътворе́ние (sătvorénie)act of creation
- сътворе́ние (sătvorénie)(Biblical) all which exists
- творе́ние (tvorénie)(Biblical) all which exists
Catalan creació, creació
- creaciósomething created such as an invention or artwork
- creacióact of creation
- creació(Biblical) all which exists
Chinese Mandarin 創作品 /创作品, 創作 /创作
- 創作品 /创作品 (chuàngzuòpǐn)something created such as an invention or artwork
- 創作 /创作 (chuàngzuò)act of creation
- 創造 /创造 (chuàngzào)act of creation
- 萬物 /万物 (wànwù)(Biblical) all which exists
Czech výtvor, tvoření
- výtvorsomething created such as an invention or artwork
- tvořeníact of creation
- vytvořeníact of creation
- vytvářeníact of creation
- tvorbaact of creation
- kreaceact of creation
- stvoření(Biblical) all which exists
Danish skabelse, skabelse
- skabelseact of creation
- skabelse(Biblical) all which exists
- skabning(Biblical) all which exists
Dutch creatie, uitvinding
- creatiesomething created such as an invention or artwork
- uitvindingsomething created such as an invention or artwork
- creatieact of creation
- scheppingact of creation
- schepping(Biblical) all which exists
Esperanto kreo, kreado
- kreosomething created such as an invention or artwork
- kreadoact of creation
- kreitaro(Biblical) all which exists
Estonian loome, looming
- loomesomething created such as an invention or artwork
- loomingsomething created such as an invention or artwork
- loomeact of creation
- loomineact of creation
Finnish luomus, luominen
- luomussomething created such as an invention or artwork
- luominenact of creation
- luomakunta(Biblical) all which exists
French création, création
- créationsomething created such as an invention or artwork
- créationact of creation
- création(Biblical) all which exists
German Erfindung, Werk
- Erfindungsomething created such as an invention or artwork
- Werksomething created such as an invention or artwork
- Kreationsomething created such as an invention or artwork
- Schöpfungsomething created such as an invention or artwork
- Gebildesomething created such as an invention or artwork
- Kreationact of creation
- Schöpfungact of creation
- Erstellungact of creation
- Schaffungact of creation
- Schaffenact of creation
- Erschaffungact of creation
- Erschaffenact of creation
Greek δημιούργημα, δημιουργία
- δημιούργημα (dimioúrgima)something created such as an invention or artwork
- δημιουργία (dimiourgía)something created such as an invention or artwork
- δημιουργία (dimiourgía)act of creation
- πλάση (plási)(Biblical) all which exists
Hebrew יְצִירָה, יְצִירָה
- יְצִירָה (yetsirá)something created such as an invention or artwork
- יְצִירָה (yetsirá)act of creation
- בְּרִיאָה (bri'á)(Biblical) all which exists
Hindi कृति, रचना
- कृति (kŕti)something created such as an invention or artwork
- रचना (racnā)something created such as an invention or artwork
- रचना (racnā)act of creation
- सृजन (sŕjan)act of creation
- सृष्टि (sŕṣṭi)(Biblical) all which exists
Hungarian alkotás, mű
- alkotássomething created such as an invention or artwork
- műsomething created such as an invention or artwork
- teremtménysomething created such as an invention or artwork
- alkotásact of creation
- teremtésact of creation
- teremtés(Biblical) all which exists
Indonesian ciptaan, penciptaan
- ciptaansomething created such as an invention or artwork
- penciptaanact of creation
Irish déantús
- déantússomething created such as an invention or artwork
Italian creazione, creazione
- creazionesomething created such as an invention or artwork
- creazioneact of creation
- creazione(Biblical) all which exists
- creato(Biblical) all which exists
Japanese 創作物, 創造
- 創作物 (sōsakubutsu)something created such as an invention or artwork
- 創造 (sōzō)act of creation
- 創作 (sōsaku)act of creation
- 万物 (banbutsu)(Biblical) all which exists
Korean 창작품, 창작물
- 창작품 (changjakpum)something created such as an invention or artwork
- 창작물 (changjangmul)something created such as an invention or artwork
- 창조 (changjo)act of creation
- 창작 (changjak)act of creation
- 만물 (manmul)(Biblical) all which exists
Latvian radīšana
- radīšanasomething created such as an invention or artwork
Lithuanian kūrinys, kūryba
- kūrinyssomething created such as an invention or artwork
- kūrybaact of creation
- kūriniai(Biblical) all which exists
Malay ciptaan, penciptaan
- ciptaansomething created such as an invention or artwork
- penciptaanact of creation
- kejadian(Biblical) all which exists
Māori hanganga, waihanganga
- hangangaact of creation
- waihangangaact of creation
- whaihangangaact of creation
- orokohanga(Biblical) all which exists
Norwegian Bokmål kreasjon, skapning
- kreasjonsomething created such as an invention or artwork
- skapning(Biblical) all which exists
Polish wytwór, tworzenie
- wytwórsomething created such as an invention or artwork
- tworzenieact of creation
- kreacjaact of creation
- stworzenie(Biblical) all which exists
Portuguese criação, criação
- criaçãosomething created such as an invention or artwork
- criaçãoact of creation
- criação(Biblical) all which exists
Romanian creație, creare
- creațiesomething created such as an invention or artwork
- creareact of creation
- creare(Biblical) all which exists
Russian творе́ние, де́тище
- творе́ние (tvorénije)something created such as an invention or artwork
- де́тище (détišče)something created such as an invention or artwork
- произведе́ние (proizvedénije)something created such as an invention or artwork
- созда́ние (sozdánije)act of creation
- созида́ние (sozidánije)act of creation
- творе́ние (tvorénije)act of creation
- сотворе́ние (sotvorénije)act of creation
- мирозда́ние (mirozdánije)(Biblical) all which exists
- творе́ние (tvorénije)(Biblical) all which exists
- сотворе́ние (sotvorénije)(Biblical) all which exists
Slovak výtvor, stvorenie
- výtvorsomething created such as an invention or artwork
- stvorenieact of creation
- vytvorenieact of creation
- tvorbaact of creation
- kreáciaact of creation
- stvorenie(Biblical) all which exists
Spanish creación, creación
- creaciónsomething created such as an invention or artwork
- creación(Biblical) all which exists
Swahili kiumbe, uumbaji
- kiumbesomething created such as an invention or artwork
- uumbajiact of creation
Swedish skapelse, skapande
- skapelsesomething created such as an invention or artwork
- skapandeact of creation
- skapelse(Biblical) all which exists
Tagalog likha, likha
- likhasomething created such as an invention or artwork
- likhaact of creation
- sangkalikhaan(Biblical) all which exists
Tamil ஆக்கம்
- ஆக்கம் (ākkam)act of creation
Turkish yaratı, yaratım
- yaratısomething created such as an invention or artwork
- yaratımsomething created such as an invention or artwork
- kreasyonsomething created such as an invention or artwork
- yaratmaact of creation
- yaratışact of creation
Ukrainian творі́ння, тво́рення
- творі́ння (tvorínnja)something created such as an invention or artwork
- тво́рення (tvórennja)something created such as an invention or artwork
- тво́рення (tvórennja)act of creation
- творі́ння (tvorínnja)act of creation
- ство́рення (stvórennja)act of creation
- світобудо́ва (svitobudóva)(Biblical) all which exists
- ство́рення (stvórennja)(Biblical) all which exists
Urdu آفْرِینِش, تَخْلِیق
- آفْرِینِش (āfrīniś)something created such as an invention or artwork
- تَخْلِیق (taxlīq)something created such as an invention or artwork
- خِلْقَت (xilqat)something created such as an invention or artwork
- آفْرِینِش (āfrīniś)act of creation
- تَخْلِیق (taxlīq)act of creation
Vietnamese vạn vật
- vạn vật(Biblical) all which exists
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with creation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
creation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creation
MLA
“creation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creation.
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