avowal

noun

avow·​al ə-ˈvau̇(-ə)l How to pronounce avowal (audio)
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: an open declaration or acknowledgment

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I didn't believe her avowal of innocence. The couple exchanged avowals of love.
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What’s worth bearing in mind is that an avowal of love can have meanings beyond its words. — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024 Did the secret of this avowal loiter in the breast of a consecrated virgin? — Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023 Still, there’s an ambiguity in her avowal. — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025 Speeches land as heartfelt confessions as hesitant characters gently lay the groundwork until the moment of avowal becomes unavoidable. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for avowal

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First Known Use

1679, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of avowal was in 1679

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avowal

noun
avow·​al ə-ˈvau̇(-ə)l How to pronounce avowal (audio)
: an open declaration or admission

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