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Rhetoric

see synonyms of rhetoric

Noun

1. rhetoric

using language effectively to please or persuade

2. grandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric

high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

Example Sentences:
'the grandiosity of his prose'
'an excessive ornateness of language'

3. empty talk, empty words, hot air, palaver, rhetoric

loud and confused and empty talk

Example Sentences:
'mere rhetoric'

4. rhetoric

study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Rhetoric

see synonyms of rhetoric
noun
1. 
the study of the technique of using language effectively
2. 
the art of using speech to persuade, influence, or please; oratory
3. 
excessive use of ornamentation and contrivance in spoken or written discourse; bombast
4. 
speech or discourse that pretends to significance but lacks true meaning
all the politician says is mere rhetoric

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Rhetoric

see synonyms of rhetoric
noun
1. 
a. 
the art of using words effectively in speaking or writing; esp., now, the art of prose composition
b. 
skill in this
c. 
a treatise or book on this
2. 
artificial eloquence; language that is showy and elaborate but largely empty of clear ideas or sincere emotion

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Rhetoric

see synonyms of rhetoric
n.
1.
a. The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively.
b. A treatise or book discussing this art.
2. Skill in using language effectively and persuasively.
3.
a. A style of speaking or writing, especially the language of a particular subject: fiery political rhetoric.
b. Language that is elaborate, pretentious, insincere, or intellectually vacuous: His offers of compromise were mere rhetoric.
4. Verbal communication; discourse.

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