euphuism
101affectation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Artificiality of manner Nouns 1. (affected quality) affectation, affectedness, artificiality, insincerity, histrionics, ostentation; charlatanism, quackery (See deception); pretense, gloss, veneer,… …
102figurative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Characterized by symbolism and imagery Nouns 1. figurativeness, figure of speech, figurative language, device; metaphor, conceit, euphuism; dead metaphor, mixed metaphor; way of speaking, colloquialism,… …
103figure of speech — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. expression, device (see figurative). II (Roget s IV) n. Figures of speech include: image, comParison, metaphor, simile, alliteration, onomatopoeia, metonymy, synecdoche, trope, epic simile, Homeric… …
104rhetoric — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. oratory, eloquence, elocution, declamation, floridity. See speech. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Speech] Syn. composition, discourse, oratory, oration; see eloquence 1 , speech 3 . 2. [Grandiloquence] Syn.… …
105fustian — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bombast, ranting, pomposity; see euphuism , wordiness . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. bombastic, pompous, pretentious, extravagant, grandiose, lofty. ANT.: understated, low key III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun… …
106Ornament — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ornament >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ornament ornament Sgm: N 1 floridness c.adj floridness c.adj GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 turgidity turgidity turgescence Sgm: N 2 altiloquence altiloquence &c. >Adj …
107Affectation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Affectation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 affectation affectation Sgm: N 1 affectedness affectedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 acting a part acting a part &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 pretense pretense &c.(falsehood) 544 …
108Euphuismus — Eu|phu|is|mus der; , ...men <aus engl. euphuism, nach dem Roman »Euphues« des Engländers J. Lyly von 1579; vgl. ↑...ismus>: 1. (ohne Plur.) schwülstiger Stil in der engl. Literatur der Barockzeit. 2. Stilelement des Euphuismus (1) …
109euphemism — n. 1. Softened expression (to avoid offending by harshness, or by indelicacy). 2. Over delicacy of speech, affected refinement of language, euphuism …
110purism — n. Nicety (in the use of words), fastidiousness, squeamishness, daintiness, euphuism, affected elegance, finical style …
