Associations to the word «Explanation»

Wiktionary

EXPLANATION, noun. The act or process of explaining.
EXPLANATION, noun. Something that explains, makes understandable.
EXPLANATION, noun. (euphemistic) An excuse, apologetic justification not based on enough evidence.

Dictionary definition

EXPLANATION, noun. A statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account".
EXPLANATION, noun. Thought that makes something comprehensible.
EXPLANATION, noun. The act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; "I heard his explanation of the accident".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats