rhetoric :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (9)

n. using language effectively to please or persuade

n. (oratory)

n. high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"

n. loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"

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Fuzzynyms (25)

n. the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton

n. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

n. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

n. an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

n. the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

n. a swaggering show of courage

n. useless repetition; "to say that something is `adequate enough' is a tautology"

n. the quality of being wordy and talkative

n. the quality of being facile in speech and writing

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