Added 10 October 2026
involution
/ɪnvəˈluːʃən/ noun
Latin root: involūtiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about involution at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth).
- A long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction.
- Marked by elaborately complex detail.
Origin
From Latin involūtiō, from involvō.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)