prononcéadj.

Brit.

/prəˌnɒ̃ˈseɪ/,

/prəˌnɒnˈseɪ/, U.S.

/prəˌnɑnˈseɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prononcé.

Etymology: < French prononcé emphasized, strongly marked (second half of the 17th cent. with reference to contours and forms in painting and other fine arts; first half of the 18th cent. with reference to behaviour and traits of character; end of the 18th cent. with reference to facial or other bodily features), use as adjective of past participle of prononcer pronounce v. N.E.D. (1908) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (pronōṅse) /prɔnɔ̃se/.

Now rare.

Pronounced, emphasized; strongly marked or defined; conspicuous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > [adjective]

understandinga1382

sensiblea1393

knowablea1425

perceivablec1443

takablec1449

understandablec1475

intendible1489

intentiblea1492

intelligible1509

facile1531

level1559

discernable1561

receptible1574

intendable?1577

excogitable1592

penetrable1594

comprehensible1598

scrutablec1604

distinguishable1611

discernible1616

perviousa1631

fathomable1633

cognoscible1648

colligible1650

determinable1658

intelligent1676

cognizable1681

apprehensive1692

susceptible1694

tangible1709

apprehensible1715

pronounced1728

comprehendible1814

graspable1818

prehensiblea1832

prononcé1838

possible1864

receivable1865

unsmothered1891

readable1908

discriminable1946

1838 J. S. Mill in London & Westm. Rev. 29 4 A certain monotony of goodness..and a degree of distaste for prononcé characters, as being near allied to ill-regulated ones.

1862 W. M. Thackeray Philip II. iv. 90 I think Mr. Firmin might be a little less prononcé.

1880 ‘Mrs. Forrester’ Roy & Viola II. 151 When the flirtation between her and D'Arcy became more prononcé.

1911 G. K. Chesterton Innocence of Father Brown viii. 213 Perhaps a shade prononcé, like the outfit of a figure behind the footlights.

2005 Guardian (Nexis) 29 Oct. 20 Customer: ‘I am looking for some mourning wear.’ Assistant: ‘Certainly madam. How deep would you wish to go? We have everything from grief prononcé to the slightest nuance of regret.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prononcé
释义	prononcéadj. Brit. /prəˌnɒ̃ˈseɪ/, /prəˌnɒnˈseɪ/, U.S. /prəˌnɑnˈseɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prononcé. Etymology: < French prononcé emphasized, strongly marked (second half of the 17th cent. with reference to contours and forms in painting and other fine arts; first half of the 18th cent. with reference to behaviour and traits of character; end of the 18th cent. with reference to facial or other bodily features), use as adjective of past participle of prononcer pronounce v. N.E.D. (1908) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (pronōṅse) /prɔnɔ̃se/. Now rare. Pronounced, emphasized; strongly marked or defined; conspicuous. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > [adjective] understandinga1382 sensiblea1393 knowablea1425 perceivablec1443 takablec1449 understandablec1475 intendible1489 intentiblea1492 intelligible1509 facile1531 level1559 discernable1561 receptible1574 intendable?1577 excogitable1592 penetrable1594 comprehensible1598 scrutablec1604 distinguishable1611 discernible1616 perviousa1631 fathomable1633 cognoscible1648 colligible1650 determinable1658 intelligent1676 cognizable1681 apprehensive1692 susceptible1694 tangible1709 apprehensible1715 pronounced1728 comprehendible1814 graspable1818 prehensiblea1832 prononcé1838 possible1864 receivable1865 unsmothered1891 readable1908 discriminable1946 1838 J. S. Mill in London & Westm. Rev. 29 4 A certain monotony of goodness..and a degree of distaste for prononcé characters, as being near allied to ill-regulated ones. 1862 W. M. Thackeray Philip II. iv. 90 I think Mr. Firmin might be a little less prononcé. 1880 ‘Mrs. Forrester’ Roy & Viola II. 151 When the flirtation between her and D'Arcy became more prononcé. 1911 G. K. Chesterton Innocence of Father Brown viii. 213 Perhaps a shade prononcé, like the outfit of a figure behind the footlights. 2005 Guardian (Nexis) 29 Oct. 20 Customer: ‘I am looking for some mourning wear.’ Assistant: ‘Certainly madam. How deep would you wish to go? We have everything from grief prononcé to the slightest nuance of regret.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1838
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