Definition
A divine inspiration or breath; a sudden rush of creative or spiritual feeling that seems to come from an external source.
Etymology
Latin noun from afflare (ad- 'to' + flare 'to blow'). Entered English in the 17th century through theological and literary texts, maintaining its Latin form in formal writing.
Kelly Says
Poets and composers invoked 'afflatus' to explain their genius—claiming their work came from the muses rather than their own effort. It's the Romantic-era version of saying 'the algorithm suggested this.'
Translations
BNবাংলা
প্রেরণা
pro-re-na
CACatalà
inspiració
in-spira-cio
CSČeština
inspirace
in-spira-ce
DADansk
inspiration
in-spiration
DEDeutsch
Afflatus
af-fla-toos
ELΕλληνικά
έμπνευση
em-pni-si
ESEspañol
aflato
ah-fla-toh
FISuomi
inspiraatio
in-spira-atio
FRFrançais
afflatus
a-fla-toos
HEעברית
היכולת
ha-yich-ol-ut
HIहिन्दी
प्रेरणा
pra-re-na
HUMagyar
felindulás
fel-in-dul-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
ilham
il-ham
ITItaliano
afflatus
a-fla-toos
MSBahasa Melayu
ilham
il-ham
MYမြန်မာ
အရည်အချင်း
a-ye-ri-a-chin
NLNederlands
insplatie
in-splat-ee
NONorsk
inspirasjon
in-spira-sjon
PLPolski
natchnienie
na-ch-nie-n-ie
PTPortuguês
aflato
ah-fla-toh
RORomână
inspirație
in-spira-tie
RUРусский
вдохновение
vdoh-no-ve-ni-ye
SVSvenska
inspiration
in-spiration
THไทย
แรงบันดาลใจ
raeng-bun-dan-jai
TLTL
inspirasyon
in-spira-syon
UKУкраїнська
вдохнення
vdoh-nen-nya
VITiếng Việt
lửa thiêng
lu-a thi-eng