Avowance

/əˈvaʊ.əns/ noun

Definition

The act or state of avowing; an avowal or acknowledgment.

Etymology

From 'avow' plus the suffix '-ance' (state or condition of), following the Old French pattern of creating abstract nouns. This is an archaic or rare variant of 'avowal.'

Kelly Says

This is a delightfully old-fashioned word that shows how English had multiple ways to express the same idea—'avowal' and 'avowance' compete in Middle English texts, but 'avowal' won out, probably because it sounds less awkward.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምስክር
mis-kir
ARالعربية
اعتراف
i'tiraf
BNবাংলা
স্বীকার
shwee-ka-ar
CACatalà
confessió
kon-feh-ssee-o
CSČeština
potvrzení
pot-vr-zeni
DADansk
erklæring
er-klaring
DEDeutsch
Bekräftigung
be-krae-ftigung
ELΕλληνικά
απόδειξη
a-po-dee-xi
ESEspañol
afirmación
af-ir-ma-ción
FAفارسی
اعتراف
e'tiraf
FISuomi
vahvistus
vah-vis-tus
FRFrançais
aveu
ah-vuh
GUGU
સુચના
soo-ch-na
HAHA
bayani
ba-ya-nee
HEעברית
הצהרה
hit-za-ra
HIहिन्दी
स्वीकार
svee-kaar
HUMagyar
vallomás
val-lo-mas
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengakuan
pen-gua-kuan
IGIG
ikwere
ee-kwe-reh
ITItaliano
dichiarazione
dee-chia-ra-zione
JA日本語
公認
kou-nin
KKKK
ізбенді
iz-ben-di
KMKM
ប្រកាស
brak-as
KO한국어
인정
in-jeong
MRMR
स्वीकार
svee-kaar
MSBahasa Melayu
pengakuan
pen-gua-kuan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြေညာချက်
kye-nya-cha-chet
NLNederlands
bekendmaking
be-ken-t-ma-king
NONorsk
erklæring
er-klaring
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰમાણ
pra-maan
PLPolski
zatwierdzenie
za-twee-r-dzenie
PTPortuguês
declaração
deh-kla-ra-sau
RORomână
recunoaștere
re-koo-no-aș-tere
RUРусский
подтверждение
pod-tverzh-denie
SVSvenska
bekännelse
be-kan-nelse
SWKiswahili
ukiri
oo-kee-ree
TAதமிழ்
உறுதி
u-ru-thi
TEతెలుగు
ఒకరించు
o-ka-rin-chu
THไทย
การยอมรับ
gaan yaom rap
TLTL
pag-aamin
pa-ga-a-min
TRTürkçe
tasdik
ta-sid-ik
UKУкраїнська
підтвердження
pid-tver-djennya
URاردو
اعتراف
i'tiraf
VITiếng Việt
sự thừa nhận
su the nhan
YOYO
ọ̀fẹ́
oh-fe
ZH中文
承认
chēng rèn
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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