What does invitement mean?
Invitement means (obsolete) invitation; allurement; temptation.
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/ɪnˈvaɪtmənt/ · noun
(obsolete) invitation; allurement; temptation.
[…] had alighted upon this magnificent chamber; and, tired with his tedious explorations, was unable to resist the delicious invitement to repose, which he there saw exhibited; […]
These are great invitements unto men to become saints.
I'll seek no other ordinary then, / But be his daily guest without invitement; […]
Nor would I wish any invitement of states or friends, only your reverent presence and witness shall sufficiently grace and confirm us.
Use invitement when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Invitement means (obsolete) invitation; allurement; temptation.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] had alighted upon this magnificent chamber; and, tired with his tedious explorations, was unable to resist the delicious invitement to repose, which he there saw exhibited; […]
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