pronounced

[pruh-nounst]

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adjective

strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.

clearly indicated: a pronounced contrast.

decided; unequivocal: pronounced views.

Origin of pronounced

First recorded in 1570–80; pronounce + -ed²

Related formspro·nounc·ed·ly

[pruh-noun-sid-lee, -nounst-lee] /prəˈnaʊn sɪd li, -ˈnaʊnst li/, adverbpro·nounc·ed·ness, nounun·pro·nounced, adjectivewell-pro·nounced, adjective

Synonyms for pronounced

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1. distinct, unmistakable.

pronounce

[pruh-nouns]

verb (used with object), pro·nounced, pro·nounc·ing.

to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).

to utter or sound in a particular manner in speaking: He pronounces his words indistinctly.

to utter or articulate in the accepted or correct manner: I can't pronounce this word.

to declare (a person or thing) to be as specified: She pronounced it the best salmon she had ever tasted.

to utter or deliver formally or solemnly: to pronounce sentence.

to announce authoritatively or officially: The judge pronounced the defendant guilty.

to indicate the pronunciation of (words) by providing a phonetic transcription: This dictionary pronounces most of the words entered.

verb (used without object), pro·nounced, pro·nounc·ing.

to pronounce words, phrases, etc.

to make a statement or assertion, especially an authoritative statement (often followed by on): He was required to pronounce on the findings of his research.

to give an opinion or decision (usually followed by on): to pronounce on an important matter.

to indicate the pronunciation of words: a spelling book that pronounces.

Origin of pronounce

1300–50; Middle English pronouncen < Middle French prononcier < Latin prōnūntiāre to proclaim, announce, recite, utter. See pro-¹, announce

Related formspro·nounce·a·ble, adjectivepro·nounce·a·ble·ness, nounpro·nounc·er, nounpre·pro·nounce, verb (used with object), pre·pro·nounced, pre·pro·nounc·ing.un·pro·nounce·a·ble, adjectiveun·pro·nounc·ing, adjective

Can be confusedannounce enunciate pronounce (see synonym study at announce)

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Related Words for pronounced

noticeable, clear-cut, definite, unmistakable, decided, obvious, marked, conspicuous, arresting, clear, assured, striking, broad, notable, outstanding, strong

Examples from the Web for pronounced

Contemporary Examples of pronounced

Both officers were rushed to Woodhull Hospital where they were pronounced dead.
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Ramos and Liu were now rushed to nearby Woodhull Hospital, where one was pronounced dead.
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Efforts to resuscitate her failed and she was pronounced dead at nearby Albert Einstein Medical Center.
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Garner was pronounced dead an hour later, and the city coroner ruled his death a homicide.
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Oh dear, the New York Times has pronounced brunch as done, over, declaring, “Brunch is for jerks.”
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Historical Examples of pronounced

By all who have seen her, Helen Winship is pronounced the most beautiful of women.
The Bacillus of Beauty
Harriet Stark
My opinion of this machine is so pronounced that I do not care to state it fully.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884
Various
What had he said, what was the word he had just pronounced, that she should be so overcome by it?
The Dream
Emile Zola
A second time she interrupted herself in the tremor of the words she pronounced.
The Dream
Emile Zola
With the insight of a kindred temperament he pronounced his verdict.
The Secret Agent
Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for pronounced

pronounced

adjective

strongly marked or indicated

(of a sound) articulated with vibration of the vocal cords; voiced

Derived Formspronouncedly (prəˈnaʊnsɪdlɪ), adverb

pronounce

verb

to utter or articulate (a sound or sequence of sounds)

(tr) to utter or articulate (sounds or words) in the correct way

(tr; may take a clause as object) to proclaim officially and solemnlyI now pronounce you man and wife

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to declare as one's judgmentto pronounce the death sentence upon someone

(tr) to make a phonetic transcription of (sounds or words)

Derived Formspronounceable, adjectivepronouncer, noun

Word Origin for pronounce

C14: from Latin prōnuntiāre to announce, from pro- 1 + nuntiāre to announce

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Word Origin and History for pronounced

adj.

"spoken," 1570s, past participle adjective from pronounce (v.). Sense of "emphatic" is a figurative meaning first attested c.1730.

pronounce

early 14c., "to declare officially;" late 14c., "to speak, utter," from Old French prononcier "declare, speak out, pronounce" (late 13c., Modern French prononcer), from Late Latin pronunciare, from Latin pronuntiare "to proclaim, announce; pronounce, utter," from pro- "forth, out, in public" (see pro-) + nuntiare "announce," from nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio). With reference to the mode of sounding words or languages, it is attested from 1620s (but cf. pronunciation in this sense early 15c.). Related: Pronounced; pronouncing.