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pronounced

pronounced

4.1
Very easy to notice because it is strong
  • adjective
  • /prəˈnaʊnst/
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  • And this is made more pronounced when you think of the cerebellum.

Like sexuality would be more pronounced maybe in those characters.

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Examples

  • And I think that is more pronounced than ever.

  • Now I also want to say that that seems to be more pronounced with the brothers.

  • Yeah, yes, there is a pronounced gender difference in that.

  • What's happened right now is this area here is really pronounced, but in the mirror it isn't.

  • And what you see is a painful and pronounced swelling of the spleen.

  • Another common feature of influenza pandemics was pronounced seasonality.

  • The teacher noticed a pronounced improvement in the student's writing skills after the summer course.

  • There was a pronounced difference in temperature between day and night in the desert.

  • His accent was very pronounced, making it clear that he was from the south.

Synonyms

noticeable
vspronounced
65 3.2

Easy to see, hear, or recognize

is more strongly visible and more intense than simple recognition
glaringly apparent
vspronounced
1 3.5

Very clear and hard to miss

is very clear but slightly less extreme in obviousness
decided
vspronounced
2.6

Very clear and easy to notice

is strongly noticeable rather than expressing full certainty
marked
vspronounced
2.7

Clearly noticeable because of a special mark

is strongly visible and emphasizes strength rather than a single feature

Antonyms

328 5.3

Not easy to see, hear, or understand

276 6.0

Not easy to notice or understand because it is small

148 2.7

Very slight and hard to notice

How Noticeable

blatant
96 4.5
striking
56 3.8
obvious
1.0
pronounced
4.1
noticeable
65 3.2
slight
594 1.2
faint
148 2.7

Surface Forms

pronounced positive
pronounceder comparative
pronouncedest superlative

Morphology

pronounced = pronounce (opaque) = pronounce + ed

The adjective meaning 'very noticeable' cannot be straightforwardly derived from the verb 'pronounce' (to say); the past-participle adjective has undergone a sense shift to mean 'clearly marked'.

Etymology

The word pronounced comes from the verb pronounce, which is built from pro- 'forward' and nuntiare 'to announce', and is like the common word announce. So something pronounced was originally 'announced' and now means very clear or strongly noticeable.