invitation
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
Noun 4 meanings
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
“an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend”
A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.
“We need to print off fifty invitations for the party.”
Allurement; enticement.
A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
Etymology
From Middle English invitacioun, ynvytacioun, from Latin invītātio, reinforced by Middle French invitation. By surface analysis, invite + -ation. Displaced native Middle English lathinge from Old English laþung (see dialectal English lathing).
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INVITATION at a glance
INVITATION has 10 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + V 4 + I 1 + T 1 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,603 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with invitation
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