CONTRIVANCE


Meaning of CONTRIVANCE in English

/ kənˈtraɪvəns; NAmE / noun ( formal )

1.

[ C , U ] (usually disapproving ) something that sb has done or written that does not seem natural; the fact of seeming artificial :

The film is spoilt by unrealistic contrivances of plot.

The story is told with a complete absence of contrivance.

2.

[ C ] a clever or complicated device or tool made for a particular purpose

3.

[ C , U ] a clever plan or trick; the act of using a clever plan or trick :

an ingenious contrivance to get her to sign the document without reading it

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.