invitation
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invitation
- /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
- [ɪnvɪˈtʰeɪʃən] ~ [ɪnvɪˈtʰeɪʃn̩]
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
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).
noun invitations
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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
Similar: invitement, lathing
- 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.
- The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.
- A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated. I assume also that opener would have shown no interest in slam by either bidding 4NT or 50 after the slam invitation of 46.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: invited, invitational, invite, invitee, summons, tendering, proposal, bidding, offer, awarding, application, visit, request, solicitation, initiative, overture
Translations
Every language
noun act of inviting
| Español | invitación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 초대 chodae |
| 日本語 | 招待 shōtai, 招き maneki, 誘い sasoi |
| 中文 | 邀請 /邀请 yāoqǐng |
| हिन्दी | निमंत्रण nimantraṇ |
| Português | convite, invitação |
| Français | invitation |
| Deutsch | Einladung, Einladen |
| Italiano | invito |
| Ελληνικά | πρόσκληση prósklisi, κάλεσμα kálesma |
| Русский | приглаше́ние priglašénije |
| Tiếng Việt | lời mời |
| العربية | دَعْوَة daʕwa |
| עברית | הַזְמָנָה hazmana |
noun document or spoken words conveying the message by which one is invited
| Español | invitación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 청첩장 cheongcheopjang, 청첩 cheongcheop, 초대장 chodaejang |
| 日本語 | 招待状 shōtaijō |
| 中文 | 邀請函 /邀请函 yāoqǐnghán, 請柬 /请柬 qǐngjiǎn, 請帖 /请帖 qǐngtiě |
| Português | convite |
| Français | invitation |
| Deutsch | Einladung |
| Ελληνικά | πρόσκληση prósklisi |
| Русский | приглаше́ние priglašénije |
| Tiếng Việt | giấy mời |
| עברית | הַזְמָנָה hazmana |
noun allurement; enticement
| 中文 | 吸引 xīyǐn, 引誘 /引诱 yǐnyòu |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | δελεασμός deleasmós |
| Русский | приглаше́ние priglašénije, зама́нивание zamánivanije, завлека́ние zavlekánije |
| العربية | إِغْرَاء ʔiḡrāʔ |
noun fencing: line left open
| Deutsch | Einladung |
|---|
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@misc{invitation_2026,
title = {invitation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/invitation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
