pleonasm

Definition of Pleonasm in English :

1. pleonasm

using more words than necessary

Example Sentences:
'a tiny little child'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pleonasm

noun rhetoric

1.

the use of more words than necessary or an instance of this, such as a tiny little child

2.

a word or phrase that is superfluous

noun

1.

the use of more words than are necessary for the expression of an idea; redundancy (Ex.: “plenty enough”)

2.

an instance of this

3.

a redundant word or expression

n.

1.

a. The use of more words than are required to express an idea; redundancy.

b. An instance of pleonasm.

2. A superfluous word or phrase.