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conjecture
- /kənˈd͡ʒɛkt͡ʃə/ UK
- [kʰənˈd͡ʒɛkt͡ʃə] UK
- /kənˈd͡ʒekt͡ʃə/ Australia
- [kʰənˈd͡ʒekt͡ʃə] Australia
- /kənˈd͡ʒɛkt͡ʃɚ/ Canada, US
- [kʰənˈd͡ʒɛkt͡ʃɚ] ~ [kʰənˈd͡ʒɛkt͡ʃɹ̩] Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɛkt͡ʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Old French, from Latin coniectūra (“a guess”), from coniectus, perfect passive participle of cōniciō (“throw or cast together; guess”), from con- (“together”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”); see jet. Compare adjective, eject, inject, project, reject, subject, object, trajectory, deject, abject, surjection, bijection, interject.
Compare typologically Russian прики́дывать (prikídyvatʹ) (akin to кида́ть (kidátʹ)).
noun conjectures
- A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess. I explained it, but it is pure conjecture whether he understood, or not.
- A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis. The physicist used his conjecture about subatomic particles to design an experiment.
- A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
- Interpretation of signs and omens.
verb conjectures · conjecturing · conjectured
- To guess; to venture an unproven idea. I do not know if it is true; I am simply conjecturing here.
- To infer on slight evidence; to guess at. February 22, 1685, Robert South, All Contingences under the Direction of God's Providence (sermon preached at Westminster Abbey)
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: surmise, hypothesize, supposition, guess, suppose, speculate, theorize, hypothesis, speculation, hypothecate, theorise, assumption, guesswork, premise, haggling, suspicion
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noun unproven statement; guess
| Español | conjetura |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 推測 suisoku |
| 中文 | 臆測 /臆测 yìcè, 推測 /推测 tuīcè |
| Português | conjetura, conjectura |
| Français | conjecture |
| Deutsch | Vermutung, Verdacht, Mutmaßung |
| Italiano | congettura |
| Ελληνικά | εικασία eikasía, υπόθεση ypóthesi |
| Română | ipoteză, presupunere |
| Русский | предположе́ние predpoložénije, дога́дка dogádka |
| العربية | فَرَضِيَّة faraḍiyya, اِفْتِرَاض iftirāḍ |
noun supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis
| Español | conjetura |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 忖度 sontaku |
| 中文 | 猜想 cāixiǎng, 假說 /假说 jiǎshuō |
| Português | hipótese |
| Français | conjecture |
| Deutsch | Vermutung, Hypothese, Konjektur |
| Ελληνικά | υπόθεση ypóthesi |
| Română | ipoteză |
| Русский | гипо́теза gipóteza, предположе́ние predpoložénije, дога́дка dogádka |
| العربية | تَخْمِين taḵmīn |
noun statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven
| Español | conjetura |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 猜想 cāixiǎng |
| Português | conjetura, conjectura |
| Français | conjecture |
| Deutsch | Vermutung, Hypothese |
| Ελληνικά | υπόθεση ypóthesi |
| Română | supoziție, teoremă |
| Русский | предположе́ние predpoložénije |
| עברית | השערה hash'ará |
verb to guess
| Español | conjeturar, barruntar, elucubrar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 推測する suisoku suru |
| 中文 | 推測 /推测 tuīcè |
| Português | conjeturar |
| Français | conjecturer |
| Deutsch | vermuten, mutmaßen, spekulieren |
| Italiano | congetturare |
| Ελληνικά | εικάζω eikázo, υποθέτω ypothéto |
| Русский | гада́ть gadátʹ, предполага́ть predpolagátʹ |
Talk about this word "conjecture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/conjecture. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. conjecture. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/conjecture "conjecture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/conjecture.Cite this
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title = {conjecture},
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