pronouncement

[pruh-nouns-muhnt]

noun

1. a formal or authoritative statement.

2. an opinion or decision.

3. act of pronouncing.

pronouncement

/ prəˈnaʊnsmənt /

noun

1. an official or authoritative statement or announcement

2. the act of pronouncing, declaring, or uttering formally

Other Word Forms

• prepronouncement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pronouncement¹

First recorded in 1585–95; pronounce + -ment

Example Sentences

Miss Mortimer paused and stared at her plate for a moment, as if some other, happier pronouncement might yet reveal itself there.

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McInnis has said she prefers “behind-the-scenes work” to public pronouncements and believes it “respectful” to refrain from commenting on peer institutions.

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All of these figures, especially Godard, speak primarily in pronouncements about how to make art.

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The other disbelieving intellectuals continued to write and publish but seemed to make less news by their pronouncements.

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Despite Humphrey’s romantic pronouncements, their union — the exact nature of which remains unclear — lasted less than a week.

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Related Words

• advertisement 
• announcement 
• decree 
• edict 
• judgment 
• proclamation