innovation

Plural: innovations

Noun

• a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
• the creation of something in the mind
• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
• The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
• A change effected by innovating; a change in customs
• Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
• A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.

Synonyms

conception, creation, design, excogitation, foundation, founding, initiation, instauration, institution, introduction, invention, origination

Antonyms

exnovation