Associations to the word «Invitation»

Wiktionary

INVITATION, noun. The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
INVITATION, noun. A document written or printed, or spoken words, conveying the message by which one is invited.
INVITATION, noun. Allurement; enticement.
INVITATION, noun. (fencing) A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.

Dictionary definition

INVITATION, noun. A request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away".
INVITATION, noun. A tempting allurement; "she was an invitation to trouble".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.