All 3 Uses of
conjecture
in
The Age of Innocence
- Archer inclined to the former theory; he fancied that her New York was still completely undifferentiated, and the conjecture nettled him.†
Chpt 9 *
- He had fallen into the way of dwelling on such conjectures as a means of tying his thoughts fast to reality.†
Chpt 30
- Dallas conjectured; and moving toward the porte-cochere he put his head into the porter's lodge, and came back to say: "The fifth.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
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(conjecture) a conclusion or opinion based on inconclusive evidence; or the act of forming of such a conclusion or opinioneditor's notes: A conjecture can be widely believed, but the word is also frequently used to imply that evidence is insufficient to support a belief.