asseveration

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

From Latin assevērātiō, from assevērō.

"Pretty indeed!" echoed the major, with one of his customary asseverations. — The Rifle Rangers, Mayne Reid
Some votes were decided by Thurlow’s asseveration that this would not involve delay. — William Pitt and national revival, J. Holland (John Holland) Rose
I would have the judicious reader pause before accusing such asseverations of an undue quantum of absurdity. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

assertion, averment

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