responso

verdict, response, pronouncement

noun res-POHN-soh Rare

Origin: From Latin responsum (reply, oracle's answer), from respondere (to answer).

Also means

oracle's answer

Usage Note

Responso refers to an authoritative judgment or verdict — a doctor's diagnosis, an exam result, or a court ruling, as well as the ancient oracle's pronouncement. It is more formal and literary than risposta ('answer'). In contemporary Italian it is commonly used in medical contexts: il responso del medico ('the doctor's verdict').

Examples

"Aspettiamo il responso del medico."

Natural Translation

We are waiting for the doctor's verdict.

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