rhetoric

rhet·o·ric  (rtr-k)

n.

1.

a. The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively.

b. A treatise or book discussing this art.

2. Skill in using language effectively and persuasively.

3.

a. A style of speaking or writing, especially the language of a particular subject: fiery political rhetoric.

b. Language that is elaborate, pretentious, insincere, or intellectually vacuous: His offers of compromise were mere rhetoric.

4. Verbal communication; discourse.

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[Middle English rethorik, from Old French rethorique, from Latin rhtoric, rhtorica, from Greek rhtorik (tekhn), rhetorical (art), feminine of rhtorikos, rhetorical, from rhtr, rhetor; see rhetor.]

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rhetoric [ret-a-rik, rit-tor-ik-kl]

Noun

1. the art of using speech or writing to persuade or influence

2. artificial or exaggerated language: there's been no shortage of soaring rhetoric at this summit [Greek rhētorikē (tekhnē) (art) of rhetoric]

rhetorical

Adjective

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rhetoric - using language effectively to please or persuade expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
	2.	rhetoric - high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language" grandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness flourish - a display of ornamental speech or language expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" blah, bombast, claptrap, fustian, rant - pompous or pretentious talk or writing
	3.	rhetoric - loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" empty talk, empty words, hot air, palaver hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
	4.	rhetoric - study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) literary study - the humanistic study of literature exordium - (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse narration - (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth peroration - (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration" rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) epanodos - repetition of a group of words in reverse order epanodos - recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order) ploce - (rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning allocution - (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts anacoluthic - of or related to syntactic inconsistencies of the sort known as anacoluthons

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rhetoric

noun 1. hyperbole, rant, hot air (informal) pomposity, bombast, wordiness, verbosity, fustian, grandiloquence, magniloquence

noun 2. oratory, eloquence, public speaking, speech-making, elocution, declamation, speechifying, grandiloquence, spieling (informal) whaikorero N.Z.

Translations

rhetoric [ˈrɛtərɪk] n → retórica

rhetoric [ˈrɛtərɪk] n → rhétorique f

rhetoric [ˈrɛtərɪk] n → Rhetorik f

rhetoric [ˈrɛtərɪk] n → retorica