[responsivevoice]avowal [/responsivevoice] [ uh-vou-uh l ]
The word of the day is ‘avowal’.
The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of a sentence.
No, the word is a noun. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Acknowledgement
2. Honest admission
3. An affirmation of the truth of what you believe
4. Affirmation
1. Time was when such an avowal had been a presumption death could not repay.
2. I see that he cannot conceal his joy at the inaptitude of my avowal.
3. The very fact that they come to us for help is an avowal of their honesty.
4. On the morning after her avowal, it was ten o’clock before Clotilde left her room
5. In the provinces, to live in another person’s house is an avowal of poverty.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
admission, affirmation, announcement, assertion, confession, declaration, oath, proclamation, testimony, asseveration, avouchment, claim, insistence, profession, protestation etc.
denial, disavowal, secret
Quotation:
You could time a suburban story by your watch: it lasts as long as it takes a small furry animal that’s lonely to find friends, or a small furry animal that’s lost to find its parents; it lasts as long as a quick avowal of love; it lasts precisely as long as the average parent is disposed on a Tuesday night to spend reading aloud to children.
Rachel Cusk
Social Example:
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