Meanings
nouninclusion (countable and uncountable, plural inclusions)
plural inclusions · alternative enclusion
- uncountableThe act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set, or total.
The inclusion of the poem added value to the course.
- countableAnything foreign that is included in a material.
- countablechemistryAny material that is trapped inside a mineral during its formation, as a defect in a precious stone.
The fewer inclusions a diamond has, the better is its clarity and value. Often the inclusions can be cut out of a diamond in the rough.
2009, Cindy Lasiter, Diamonds in the Rough, Xulon Press, →ISBN, page xi - countableuncountablebiologyA nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregate of stainable substances.
- countableuncountablebiologyAn object completely inside a tissue, such as epidermal inclusion cyst, a cyst in the epidermis.
- countableobsoleteuncountableRestriction; limitation.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounany small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)
Similar
inclusion bodycellular inclusion
Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*kleh₂w-
- Proto-Italic*klaudō
- Latinclaudō
- Latininclūdō
- Latininclūsiō
- Englishinclusion
Borrowed from Latin inclūsiō, inclūsiōnis, from the verb Latin inclūdō (“to shut in, enclose, insert”), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- (“key, hook, nail”). By surface analysis, include + -sion. Doublet of enclosure.
More words from Latin, Proto-Indo-European
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian включване, включване
- включване (vključvane)addition or annex to a group, set or total
- включване (vključvane)act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
- обхващане (obhvaštane)act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
- включение (vključenie)defect in precious stone
Catalan inclusió, inclusió
- inclusióaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- inclusióact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
- inclusiódefect in precious stone
Danish inkludering, inklusion
- inkluderingact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
- inklusionact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Dutch toevoeging, toevoeging
- toevoegingaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- toevoegingact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
- inbegripact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
- insluitingdefect in precious stone
Finnish liite, lisäys
- liiteaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- lisäysaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- sisällyttäminenact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
- mukaan ottaminenact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
- sulkeumadefect in precious stone
French inclusion, inclusion
- inclusionaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- inclusionact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
- inclusionaggregate of stainable substances
German Einschluss, Hinzufügung
- Einschlussaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- Hinzufügungaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- Einschlussact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
- Einschlussdefect in precious stone
Greek προσθήκη
- προσθήκη (prosthíki)act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Hungarian belefoglalás, zárvány
- belefoglalásact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
- zárványdefect in precious stone
- sejtzárványaggregate of stainable substances
Irish cur san áireamh, cur sa chomhaireamh
- cur san áireamhaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- cur sa chomhaireamhaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- comhaireamhaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- áireamhaddition or annex to a group, set or total
Italian inclusione, aggiunta
- inclusioneaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- aggiuntaaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- inclusioneact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
- impuritàdefect in precious stone
- inclusioneaggregate of stainable substances
Korean 포함
- 포함 (poham)addition or annex to a group, set or total
Latin inclusiō
- inclusiōact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Norwegian inkludering, inklusjon
- inkluderingaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- inklusjonaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- inkluderingact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
- inklusjonact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Persian گنجایش, دربرداری
- گنجایشaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- دربرداریaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- دخولaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- شمولaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- دربرگیریaddition or annex to a group, set or total
Polish inkluzja, inkluzja
- inkluzjaaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- inkluzjadefect in precious stone
- wrostekdefect in precious stone
Portuguese inclusão, inclusão
- inclusãoaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- inclusãoact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
- inclusãoaggregate of stainable substances
Russian включе́ние, включе́ние
- включе́ние (vključénije)addition or annex to a group, set or total
- включе́ние (vključénije)act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Spanish inclusión, inclusión
- inclusiónact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
- inclusióndefect in precious stone
- inclusiónaggregate of stainable substances
Swahili jumuisho, jumuisho
- jumuishoaddition or annex to a group, set or total
- jumuishoact of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set or total
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with inclusion
conclusionfusionconfusionexclusiondiffusionintrusionillusioninfusiontransfusionextrusiondelusionocclusionBelarusianseclusioneffusionallusionprofusionprotrusiondisillusionmalocclusionpreclusioncontusionVenusianabusion
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
inclusion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inclusion
MLA
“inclusion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inclusion. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inclusion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inclusion.
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