Meanings
plural enunciations
- countableuncountableThe act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration.
It was time for the enunciation of an important truth.
- countableuncountableThe mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially with regards to the fullness and distinctness of articulation.
She speaks with an impressively clear enunciation.
- countableuncountableThat which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; formal declaration
Synonyms: announcement, statement
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThat which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; formal declaration
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinēnuntiātiō
- Englishenunciation
From Latin ēnuntiātiō. By surface analysis, enunciate + -ion.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan enunciació
- enunciacióact of enunciating
Chinese Mandarin 吐字
- 吐字 (tǔzì)mode of pronunciation
Finnish ilmoittaminen, lausuminen
- ilmoittaminenact of enunciating
- lausuminenmode of pronunciation
- lausuntamode of pronunciation
- ilmoitusthat which is announced
French énonciation
- énonciationact of enunciating
German Erklärung, (deutliche) Aussprache
- Erklärungact of enunciating
- (deutliche) Aussprachemode of pronunciation
- Artikulationmode of pronunciation
- Ausdrucksweisemode of pronunciation
Italian enunciazione
- enunciazioneact of enunciating
Japanese 発声
- 発声 (hassei)mode of pronunciation
Portuguese enunciação
- enunciaçãoact of enunciating
Russian провозглаше́ние
- провозглаше́ние (provozglašénije)mode of pronunciation
Spanish enunciación
- enunciaciónact of enunciating
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with enunciation
Cite this entry
enunciation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enunciation
“enunciation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enunciation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enunciation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enunciation.
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