Illation
[ə-LAY-shən]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, mid-16th century
1.
The action of inferring or drawing a conclusion; an inference.
Examples of Illation in a sentence
"The game Clue depends on players drawing illations."
"We came to the illation that Tim didn’t want to join us."
About Illation
This word comes from the Latin “illatio(n-),” from “illat-,” meaning “brought in.” It originates from the verb “inferre,” meaning to “bring in, bring about”; in medieval Latin, it means “deduce.”
Did you Know?
“Illation” can be confused with “elation” and “alation” because they sound similar, even though they mean very different things. Elation is a noun that means “great happiness,” while “alation” is a noun and biological term that means “the state of having wings.”