Circumlocution
51List of Dickensian characters — This is a list of characters in the works of Charles Dickens. Contents: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | …
52pleonasm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. redundance, verbosity, diffuseness, tautology, superfluity, circumlocution, wordiness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. redundancy, verbiage, circumlocution; see repetition , wordiness . III (Roget s Thesaurus …
53Diffuseness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Diffuseness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 diffuseness diffuseness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 amplification amplification &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 dilating dilating &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 verbosity verbosity verbiage …
54περιφράσεις — περίφρασις circumlocution fem nom/voc pl (attic epic) περίφρασις circumlocution fem nom/acc pl (attic) περιφράζομαι think aor subj act 2nd sg (epic) περιφράζομαι think fut ind act 2nd sg …
55ἀπεριφράστως — ἀπερίφραστος without circumlocution adverbial ἀπερίφραστος without circumlocution masc/fem acc pl (doric) …
56ἀπερίφραστον — ἀπερίφραστος without circumlocution masc/fem acc sg ἀπερίφραστος without circumlocution neut nom/voc/acc sg …
57ambage — noun a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things • Syn: ↑circumlocution, ↑periphrasis • Derivationally related forms: ↑ambagious, ↑periphrastic (for: ↑periphrasis), ↑circumlocutiou …
58circumlocutious — adjective roundabout and unnecessarily wordy had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression A periphrastic study in a worn out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With… …
59indirect expression — noun an indirect way of expressing something • Syn: ↑circumlocution • Derivationally related forms: ↑circumlocutious (for: ↑circumlocution) • Hypernyms: ↑evasion, ↑ …
60circumlocutional — adjective see circumlocution * * * circumlocūˈtional or circumlocūˈtionary adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑circumlocution …