Synonyms for invitation
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Noun
1. Lathing — the act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company
lathing UK, invitement dated
Other
call, overture, enticement, summons, bidding, allurement, biddance
Definitions
- n. 1
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
Related words
- Phrases
- invitation envelope
Forms
- Plural
- invitations → lathings, invitements, calls, overtures…
Example sentences
- summons Injustice summons injustice. Violence begets violence.
- overture The overture contains all of the main themes.
- enticement My integrity and principles can't be compromised by any financial enticement.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| invitation | steady | |
| summons | falling | |
| overture | steady | |
| enticement | rising | |
| allurement | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- call1
- 7 letters
- bidding2, summons2, lathing
- 8 letters
- overture3, biddance
- 10 letters
- enticement3, allurement, invitement
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bidding2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- invitation
- Deutsch
- Einladung