invitation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
  2. noun a tempting allurement
    • she was an invitation to trouble

WordNet

In`vi*ta"tion noun
Etymology
L. invitatio: cf. F. invitation. See Invite.
Definitions
  1. The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company; as, an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend.
  2. A document written or printed, or spoken words, onveying the message by which one is invited.
  3. Allurement; enticement. R.
    She gives the leer of invitation. Shak.

Webster 1913