Antonyms for invitation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-vi-tey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn vɪˈteɪ ʃən |
Definition of invitation
Origin :- mid-15c., from Latin invitationem (nominative invitatio) "an invitation, incitement, challenge," noun of action from past participle stem of invitare "invite, treat, entertain," originally "be pleasant toward," from in- "toward" (see in- (2)). Second element is obscure; Watkins suggests a suffixed form of root *weie- "to go after something, pursue with vigor," and a connection to English gain (see venison). Meaning "the spoken or written form in which a person is invited" is from 1610s.
- noun proposal; asking
- He accepted Percival's invitation that afternoon to go down into the Street with him.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- She knew, only too well, that Althea's invitation to dinner had not been disinterested.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- He had an invitation to the opposite coast which he thought he would accept.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Dirk he never had no invitation—never heard anything about it.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Handel declined the invitation, but resolved to go to Italy as soon as he could do so "on his own bottom."
- Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
- I like to have a chance of refusing an invitation I yearn for, and then be forced to accept.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- Napoleon brightened at this invitation, and gladly accepted it.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- Many motives conspired to incline Selina to accept of the invitation.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Then Josie, painfully sweet: "Did you get the invitation, Betty?"
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- He had, even then, to refuse inflexibly an invitation to stay to supper.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
Synonyms for invitation
- allurement
- appeal
- attraction
- begging
- bid
- bidding
- call
- challenge
- compliments
- coquetry
- date
- encouragement
- enticement
- feeler
- ground
- hit
- incitement
- inducement
- invite
- lure
- motive
- offer
- open door
- overture
- paper
- pass
- petition
- pressure
- proffer
- prompting
- proposition
- provocation
- rain check
- reason
- request
- solicitation
- suggestion
- summons
- supplication
- temptation
- urge
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