avowal C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈvaʊəl/ UK /əˈvaʊəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an open declaration or frank admission Her avowal of guilt silenced the murmuring courtroom. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an open declaration or... declarationadmissionconfessionaffirmationacknowledgmentprofessionassertion ↔ Opposites denialdisavowalconcealmentrepudiation Word family Related forms avowavowedavowedly Etymology AI details From avow + -al. Avow derives from Old French avouer ('to acknowledge'), from Latin advocare ('to call to'), from ad- + vocare ('to call'). advocare Latin vocare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # avowal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈvaʊəl/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈvaʊəl/ ## Meanings 1. an open declaration or frank admission ## Examples - Her avowal of guilt silenced the murmuring courtroom. ## Synonyms - declaration - admission - confession - affirmation - acknowledgment - profession - assertion ## Antonyms - denial - disavowal - concealment - repudiation ## Related Forms - avow - avowed - avowedly ## Roots and Affixes - Root: advocare - Root: vocare ## Etymology From avow + -al. Avow derives from Old French avouer ('to acknowledge'), from Latin advocare ('to call to'), from ad- + vocare ('to call'). ## AI Etymology Avowal is a noun meaning "an open declaration or frank admission". Historically, it is from avow + -al. Avow derives from Old French avouer ('to acknowledge'), from Latin advocare ('to call to'), from ad- + vocare ('to call'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: avowal is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "an open declaration or frank admission", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin advocare with Latin vocare. Close English family members include avow, avowed, and avowedly. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown