Associations to the word «Explanation»

Wiktionary

EXPLANATION, noun. The act or process of explaining.
EXPLANATION, noun. Something that explains, makes understandable.
EXPLANATION, noun. (euphemistic) An excuse, apologetic justification not based on enough evidence.

Dictionary definition

EXPLANATION, noun. A statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account".
EXPLANATION, noun. Thought that makes something comprehensible.
EXPLANATION, noun. The act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; "I heard his explanation of the accident".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin