Synonyms for enunciation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən


Définition of enunciation

Origin :
  • 1550s, "declaration," from Latin enuntiationem (nominative enuntiatio) "enunciation, declaration," noun of action from past participle stem of enuntiare (see enunciate). Meaning "articulation of words" is from 1750.
  • noun diction
Example sentences :
  • His enunciation would have been almost totally unintelligible to a stranger.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Her carriage is excellent, and her enunciation is perfectly clear.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Above all things, let the enunciation of every word be clear and distinct.
  • Extract from : « The Liberty Minstrel » by George W. Clark
  • The Philadelphian is quite as marked in tone and enunciation.
  • Extract from : « As A Chinaman Saw Us » by Anonymous
  • What was the slight peculiarity of her enunciation, when she read?
  • Extract from : « Elsie Venner » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
  • His enunciation was no longer thick; it was extremely clear.
  • Extract from : « Find the Woman » by Arthur Somers Roche
  • His enunciation was peculiarly pure, and I doubt not that he was a gentleman born.
  • Extract from : « Just Irish » by Charles Battell Loomis
  • The man's voice was thick, and his enunciation anything but clear.
  • Extract from : « The Passion for Life » by Joseph Hocking
  • Affectation is the worst enemy of voice and enunciation alike.
  • Extract from : « How to Tell Stories to Children » by Sara Cone Bryant
  • It is the enunciation of a principle which is vital to the well-being of all peoples at all times.
  • Extract from : « The Covenant of Salt » by Henry Clay Trumbull

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