Associations to the word «Inquiry»

Wiktionary

INQUIRY, noun. The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
INQUIRY, noun. Search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation; as, physical inquiries.

Dictionary definition

INQUIRY, noun. A search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received".
INQUIRY, noun. An instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present".
INQUIRY, noun. A systematic investigation of a matter of public interest.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley