avowal

English

Etymology

avow +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊəl

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Noun

avowal (countable and uncountable, plural avowals)

1. An open declaration of affirmation or admission of knowledge.
   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 5, in The Line of Beauty […], 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     “That's because I love you,” said Nick, singsong with the truth. Leo took in this chance for an echoing avowal; it was a brief deep silence, as tactical as it was undiscussable.

Synonyms

• averral
• acknowledgement
• testimony

Related terms

• avow
• avowed
• avowable
• avowry
• vow

Translations

declaration of affirmation

• Bulgarian: признание (bg) (priznanie), декларация (bg) (deklaracija)
• German: Geständnis (de) n, Bekenntnis (de) n
• Italian: conferma (it) f, riconoscimento (it) m, ammissione (it) f
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• Russian: признание (ru) n (priznanije)
• Spanish: reconocimiento (es) m