eu·phu·ism (y  fy- z  m)n. 1. An affectedly elegant literary style of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, characterized by elaborate alliteration, antitheses, and similes. 2. Affected elegance of language. [After Euphues, a character in Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit and Euphues and his England by John Lyly, from Greek euphu  s, shapely : eu-, eu- + phuein, to grow, bring forth; see bheu- in Indo-European roots.]eu phu·ist n.eu phu·istic, euphu·isti·cal adj.eu phu·isti·cal·ly adv. |
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