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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•jec•ture /kənˈdʒɛktʃɚ/USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. n. - the forming or expressing of an opinion without sufficient proof:[uncountable]Do you know that for a fact or is it only conjecture?
- an opinion or theory so formed or expressed:[countable]Another conjecture was that the butler did it.
v. - to form or express an opinion without sufficient evidence;
guess: [~ + that clause]I conjectured that he was about fifty.[no object]The situation turned out as he had conjectured.
con•jec•tur•al, adj. con•jec•tur•er, n. [countable]See -jec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•jec•ture (kən jek′chər),USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. n. - the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
- an opinion or theory so formed or expressed;
guess;
speculation. - [Obs.]the interpretation of signs or omens.
v.t. - to conclude or suppose from grounds or evidence insufficient to ensure reliability.
v.i. - to form conjectures.
- Late Latin conjecturāre, derivative of the noun, nominal
- Middle French)
- Middle French) inferring, reasoning, equivalent. to conject(us) past participle of conjicere to throw together, form a conclusion (con- con- + -jicere, combining form of jacere to throw) + -ūra -ure; (verb, verbal) late Middle English conjecturen (
- Latin conjectūra (
- (noun, nominal) Middle English 1350–1400
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged surmise, inference, supposition, theory, hypothesis.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged surmise, suppose, presume. See guess.
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