Definition of ENQUIRY

enquiry

Plural: enquiries

Noun

  • An act of asking for information; an inquiry.
  • an instance of questioning
  • a search for knowledge
  • a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
  • British form of inquiry.

Examples

  • Her enquiry about the validity of ’QWERT’ was met with a skeptical stare from the judge.
  • scientific enquiry

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English enquery, from the Old French verb enquerre, from Latin inquīrō, composed of in- (“in, at, on; into”) + quaerō (“I seek, look for”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). The alternative form inquiry was subsequently respelled to conform to the original Latin spelling, as opposed to the Old French spelling.

Antonyms

answer

Scrabble Score: 19

enquiry: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
enquiry: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
enquiry: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

enquiry: valid Words With Friends Word