inquiry
The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
Noun 2 meanings
The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
A search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation; inquest.
“Scientific inquiry”
Etymology
From Middle English enquery, from the Old French verb enquerre, from Latin inquīrō, composed of in- (“in, at, on; into”) + quaerō (“to seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”).
INQUIRY at a glance
INQUIRY has 7 letters and scores 19 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + I 1 + R 1 + Y 4) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,595 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with inquiry
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- ENQUIRY19
- INQUIRE16
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