pleonasm

ple·o·nasm  (pl-nzm)

n.

1.

a. The use of more words than are required to express an idea; redundancy.

b. An instance of pleonasm.

2. A superfluous word or phrase.

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[Late Latin pleonasmus, from Greek pleonasmos, from pleonazein, to be excessive, from plen, more; see pel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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pleo·nastic (-nstk) adj.

pleo·nasti·cal·ly adv.

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pleonasm [ˈpliːəˌnæzəm]

n Rhetoric

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the use of more words than necessary or an instance of this, such as a tiny little child

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a word or phrase that is superfluous

[from Latin pleonasmus, from Greek pleonasmos excess, from pleonazein to be redundant]

pleonastic  adj

pleonastically  adv

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pleonasm

1. the use of unnecessary words to express an idea; redundancy.
2. an instance of this, as true fact.
3. a redundant word or expression. — pleonastic, adj.

See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices

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1. the use of unnecessary words to express an idea; redundancy.
2. an instance of this, as true fact.
3. a redundant word or expression. — pleonastic, adj.

See also: Language

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pleonasm - using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child" verboseness, verbosity - an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words

Translations

pleonasm [ˈpliːənæzəm] N → pleonasmo m

pleonasm

n → Pleonasmus m