euphemismn.

/ˈjuːfɪmɪz(ə)m/

Etymology: < Greek εὐϕημισμός, < εὐϕημίζειν to speak fair, < εὔϕημος : see euphemious adj.

1. Rhetoric. That figure of speech which consists in the substitution of a word or expression of comparatively favourable implication or less unpleasant associations, instead of the harsher or more offensive one that would more precisely designate what is intended.

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euphemism1656

genteelism1849

euphemy1857

euphuisma1865

nice nellyism1933

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Euphemism, a good or favourable interpretation of a bad word.

1678–96 in E. Phillips New World of Words

1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.

1793 J. Beattie Elem. Moral Sci. II. iv. i. 467 Akin to it is Euphemism.

1879 M. D. Conway Demonol. I. iii. vi. 348 Serpent-worship in India was developed by euphemism.

2. An instance of this figure; a less distasteful word or phrase used as a substitute for something harsher or more offensive.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > euphemism > use of

euphemismus1599

euphemism1793

1793 J. Beattie Elem. Moral Sci. II. iv. i. 467 When it is said..‘he fell asleep,’ instead of—he died, the euphemism partakes of the nature of metaphor.

1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) VI. 27 (note) A shorn crown..a euphemism for decapitation.

1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind vi. 143 The euphemism of calling the Furies in the Eumenides.

1877 E. Coues Fur-bearing Animals vii. 216 The Skunk yields a handsome fur, lately become fashionable, under the euphemism of ‘Alaska Sable’.

†3. (See quot.) Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1678–96 in E. Phillips New World of Words Euphemism, a setting forth any ones good fame.

1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.

1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	euphemism
释义	euphemismn. /ˈjuːfɪmɪz(ə)m/ Etymology: < Greek εὐϕημισμός, < εὐϕημίζειν to speak fair, < εὔϕημος : see euphemious adj. 1. Rhetoric. That figure of speech which consists in the substitution of a word or expression of comparatively favourable implication or less unpleasant associations, instead of the harsher or more offensive one that would more precisely designate what is intended. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > euphemism euphemism1656 genteelism1849 euphemy1857 euphuisma1865 nice nellyism1933 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Euphemism, a good or favourable interpretation of a bad word. 1678–96 in E. Phillips New World of Words 1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. 1793 J. Beattie Elem. Moral Sci. II. iv. i. 467 Akin to it is Euphemism. 1879 M. D. Conway Demonol. I. iii. vi. 348 Serpent-worship in India was developed by euphemism. 2. An instance of this figure; a less distasteful word or phrase used as a substitute for something harsher or more offensive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > euphemism > use of euphemismus1599 euphemism1793 1793 J. Beattie Elem. Moral Sci. II. iv. i. 467 When it is said..‘he fell asleep,’ instead of—he died, the euphemism partakes of the nature of metaphor. 1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) VI. 27 (note) A shorn crown..a euphemism for decapitation. 1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind vi. 143 The euphemism of calling the Furies in the Eumenides. 1877 E. Coues Fur-bearing Animals vii. 216 The Skunk yields a handsome fur, lately become fashionable, under the euphemism of ‘Alaska Sable’. †3. (See quot.) Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1678–96 in E. Phillips New World of Words Euphemism, a setting forth any ones good fame. 1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. 1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1656
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