Asseveration
[әsevә'reiʃәn]
Definition
(n.) The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated; positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration.
Typist: Shelley
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Declaration, assertion, avowal, protestation, affirmation, averment, assurance.
Typist: Pearl
Examples
- Come now, my dear lad; if you sigh in that fashion, I shall suspect you of being a lover, in spite of your asseveration to the contrary. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- All turned toward the spot from whence this unexpected asseveration was heard. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Perdita was struck by the impassioned seriousness of his asseverations. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Typed by Carlyle