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enunciation

enunciation

3 5.5
Clear speech that is easy for people to understand
  • noun
  • /ɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
translation icon : enunciación
  • During the speech, her enunciation was so clear that everyone could easily understand her message.
  • act of enunciation

I just, I had I had a natural enunciation and and my mom was obviously seeking to, you know, she worked with me.

Examples

  • —a role model for oral reading in terms of stress, pitch, and enunciation for the student.

    Academic text (2004)

  • I love the depth of character that comes through in her tone, enunciation, and rhythm.

    Blog text (8)

  • Words offer the means to meaning and, for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth.

    V for Vendetta (2006)

  • Thus, it is very important for the speaker to try to keep the enunciation natural.

    Academic text (2011)

  • "I want to leave something for one of your guests," I said, suddenly conscious of my own enunciation.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • "I'm going," he said, with the precise enunciation of a parent instructing a child.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Chorus teachers of young children specifically teach correct posture, accurate intonation, proper breath support, enunciation of vowels, and articulation of consonants.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The teacher emphasized the importance of clear enunciation when presenting to an audience.

  • Practicing enunciation helps improve public speaking skills and makes communication more effective.

Synonyms

pronunciation
vsenunciation
48 2.5

The way someone says a word, often the correct way

is about making speech clearly and distinctly articulated so listeners can understand
articulation
vsenunciation
9 4.6

To express thoughts or feelings clearly in words

concerns the fine movements that shape speech sounds to make words distinct
diction
vsenunciation
4 6.1

A clear and distinct way of pronouncing words that helps people understand them

focuses on producing distinct articulation of sounds rather than on audience effect
elocution
vsenunciation
3 8.5

The ability to speak clearly and expressively

focuses on clear distinct articulation for listener understanding rather than performance skill
intelligibility
vsenunciation
1 6.5

The ease with which people understand speech or writing

emphasizes the specific act of clear articulation that creates understandability rather than outcome

Antonyms

mumbling
6 3.6

Speaking quietly and not clearly so people cannot understand

gabble
1 9.3

Fast, unclear talking that is hard to understand

How Clear

enunciation
3 5.5
articulation
9 4.6
pronunciation
48 2.5
mumbling
6 3.6

Surface Forms

enunciation singular
enunciations plural

Morphology

enunciation = enunciate (transparent) = enunciate + ion

A regular noun formed from the verb 'enunciate' with '-ion', so the meaning is directly the act or result of enunciating.

Etymology

Enunciation comes from enunciate, which breaks into en- and nuntiare, where nuntiare means 'announce' or 'tell'. So, enunciation is about saying words clearly, like announcing each word so everyone can understand.