rhetoric
rhetoric is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force. Locke.
- 2.Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling.
- 3.Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms. Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes. Daniel.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- alliteration
- alliterative
- altiloquence
- altiloquent
- antithesis
- antithetical
- artificial
- bombast
- bombastic
- declamation
- declamatory
- elegance
- euphemism
- euphemistic
- euphuism
- euphuist
- euphuistic
- figurative
- fine
- flaming
- flashy
- florid
- floridness
- flourish
- flowery
- flowing
- flown
- frothy
- fustian
- grandiloquent
- grandiose
- high
- high-sounding
- inelegant
- inflated
- inflation
- inversion
- lamp
- macrology
- mad
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is rhetoric.
- What is oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force. Locke called?
- What is hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling called?
- What is fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms. Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes. Daniel called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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