artificial eloquence

artificial eloquence
index rhetoric (insincere language)

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  • rhetoric — I (insincere language) noun affectation, artificial eloquence, bombastic speech, declamation, euphuism, grandiloquence, grandiosity, inflated language, loftiness, magniloquence, pomposity, pompous speech, pompousness, pretension, pretentiousness… …   Law dictionary

  • rhetoric — n. 1. Art of composition, art of discourse. 2. Oratory, elocution, eloquence, science of oratory. 3. Declamation, artificial eloquence. 4. Persuasion, attraction, allurement, charm …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Rhetoric — Rhet o*ric, n. [F. rh[ e]torique, L. rhetorica, Gr. ???? (sc. ???), fr. ??? rhetorical, oratorical, fr. ??? orator, rhetorician; perhaps akin to E. word; cf. ??? to say.] 1. The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • declaim — [dē klām′, diklām′] vi. [ME declamen < L declamare < de , intens. + clamare, to cry, shout: see CLAMOR] 1. to recite a speech, poem, etc. with studied or artificial eloquence 2. a) to speak in a dramatic, pompous, or blustering way b) to… …   English World dictionary

  • rhetoric — [ret′ər ik] n. [ME rethorike < OFr or L: OFr rethorique < L rhetorica < Gr rhētorikē (technē), rhetorical (art) < rhētōr, orator: see RHETOR] 1. a) the art of using words effectively in speaking or writing; esp., now, the art of prose …   English World dictionary

  • rhetorical — [ri tôr′i kəl] adj. 1. of, having the nature of, or according to rhetoric 2. using or characterized by mere rhetoric, or artificial eloquence; showy and elaborate in style rhetorically adv …   English World dictionary

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