INVITATION

invitation

(noun) a tempting allurement; “she was an invitation to trouble”

invitation

(noun) a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; “an invitation to lunch”; “she threw the invitation away”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

invitation (countable and uncountable, plural invitations)

The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.

A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.

Allurement; enticement.

(fencing) A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.

(Christianity) The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.

(bridge)

Synonyms

• (solicitation): invitement (obsolete)

Source: Wiktionary


In`vi*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. invitatio: cf. F. invitation. See Invite.]

1. The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company; as, an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend.

2. A document written or printed, or spoken words,

3. Allurement; enticement. [R.] She gives the leer of invitation. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.

coffee icon