invitation

in-vi-ta-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something.

  2. 2.

    The action of inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something.

  3. 3.

    A situation or action that tempts someone to do something or makes a particular outcome likely.

Forms

plural: invitations

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    by invitation only — restricted to those who have been specifically invited
  • •
    open invitation — an invitation extended to anyone
  • •
    extend an invitation — to formally invite someone
  • •
    decline an invitation — to refuse an invitation politely

Related words

Antonyms: dismissal, exclusion, rejection
See also: invitations, invite, invited
Synonyms: bidding, call, request, summons

Etymology

From Latin invitatio ("an invitation, entertainment"), from invitare ("to invite, treat, entertain").