AVOWAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

Synonyms:

affirmation; avouchment; avowal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("avowal" is a kind of...):

assertion; asseveration; averment (a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "avowal"):

professing; profession (an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion)

affirmative (a reply of affirmation)

Derivation:

avow (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true)