Enunciation

[L. enuntiatio, -ciatio.]

1. The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation of an important truth.

By way of interpretation and enunciation.

2. Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards fullness and distinctness or articulation; as, to speak with a clear or impressive enunciation.

3. That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; an announcement; a formal declaration; a statement.

Every intelligible enunciation must be either true or false.

noun

The use of the speech organs to produce sounds: articulation, utterance, vocalism, vocalization, voicing. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence, words.

Tutor's tip: "Enunciation" (clear pronunciation) is necessary for an effective "annunciation" (public statement).

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
  Synonym: diction

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Not to be confused with Annunciation.

In phonetics, enunciation is the act of speaking. Good enunciation is the act of speaking clearly and concisely. The opposite of good enunciation is mumbling or slurring. See also "pronunciation" which is a component of enunciation. Pronunciation is to pronounce sounds of words correctly.

See also

• Elocution, the study of formal speaking

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