Definition of AVERMENT

averment

Plural: averments

Noun

  • A positive statement or assertion of fact.
  • a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
  • The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
  • verification; establishment by evidence.
  • A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.

Examples

  • His confident averment while playing ’QAT’ made me hesitate to challenge.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English averement, from Old French averrement, averement, from averer (Modern French avérer).

Scrabble Score: 13

averment: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
averment: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
averment: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

averment: valid Words With Friends Word