Meanings
plural pronouncements
- An official public announcement.
The trial concluded with the pronouncement of a guilty verdict.
Synonyms: dictum
- An utterance.
This grinchy pronouncement by the president had the value of being truthful.
2025 April 30, Shawn McCreesh, “Trump, on Tariffs, Says ‘Maybe the Children Will Have 2 Dolls Instead of 30’”, in The New York Times, New York City, retrieved 30 Apr 20252 more examples
Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.
2012 July 18, Scott Tobias, “The Dark Knight Rises”, in AV Club, archived from the original on 18 Sep 2013His pronouncements carried great authority, but his physical difficulties often caused them to be enigmatic in their brevity.
2018 March 14, Roger Penrose, “'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn official public announcement.
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Origin
- Old Frenchprononcement
- Englishpronouncement
From Anglo-Norman and Old French prononcement. By surface analysis, pronounce + -ment. Doublet of pronunciamento.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian обявяване, декларация
- обявяване (objavjavane)an official public announcement
- декларация (deklaracija)an official public announcement
- изказване (izkazvane)an utterance
Finnish julistus, ilmoitus
- julistusan official public announcement
- ilmoitusan official public announcement
Latin effātum
- effātuman official public announcement
Māori tātaku
- tātakuan utterance
Polish oświadczenie
- oświadczeniean official public announcement
Portuguese pronunciamento
- pronunciamentoan official public announcement
Russian заявле́ние, вынесе́ние
- заявле́ние (zajavlénije)an official public announcement
- вынесе́ние (vynesénije)an official public announcement
Spanish pronunciamiento, prolación
- pronunciamientoan official public announcement
- prolaciónan utterance
Cite this entry
pronouncement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronouncement
“pronouncement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronouncement. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pronouncement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronouncement.
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