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Invitation vs Encouragement - What's the difference?

invitation | encouragement |

As nouns the difference between invitation and encouragement

is that invitation is the act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company while encouragement is the act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

invitation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
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  • *:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
  • A document written or printed, or spoken words, conveying the message by which one is invited.
  • Allurement; enticement.
  • (lb) A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
  • encouragement

    English

    Alternative forms

    * incouragement (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.
  • All generous encouragement of arts. -Otway.
  • That which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.; incentive; increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people.
  • To think of his paternal care, Is a most sweet encouragement to prayer. -Byron.

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    References

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