conjecture

Meanings

Noun

• A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
• A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
• A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
• Interpretation of signs and omens.

Verb

• To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
• To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.

Origin

• From Old French, from Latin coniectūra, from coniectus, perfect passive participle of cōniciō, from con- + iaciō; see jet. Compare adjective, eject, inject, project, reject, subject, object, trajectory.