paradiastolen.

Brit.

/ˌparədʌɪˈastəli/,

/ˌparədʌɪˈastl̩i/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛrəˌdaɪˈæstəli/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin paradiastole.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin paradiastole putting together of dissimilar things, a figure in rhetoric (recorded in classical Latin authors as a Greek word, παραδιαστολή ; not attested in Greek authors) < ancient Greek παρα- para- prefix¹ + διαστολή separation, distinction (see diastole n.).

Rhetoric.

A figure of speech in which a favourable turn is given to something unfavourable by the use of an expression that conveys only part of the truth; euphemism effected by the substitution of a positive synonym for a negative word or phrase.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > evasion of truth

paradiastole1555

equivocating1606

equivocation1609

quidlibet1611

equivoque1631

equivocya1636

prevarication1656

half-truth1658

suppressio veri1677

suggestio falsi1815

oil1917

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

paradiastole1555

curry-favel1589

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > enlarging by interpretation

paradiastole1656

1555 R. Sherry Treat. Figures Gram. & Rhetorike f. 39^v Paradiastole, whan we so graunte somewhat, that we take awaye some thing that is nere vnto it.

1577 H. Peacham Garden of Eloquence sig. Niiii^v Paradiastole,..is when by a mannerly interpretation, we doe excuse our own vices, or other mens whom we doe defend, by calling them vertues.

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. N3, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) Paradiastole, when with a milde interpretation or speech, wee color others or our owne faultes, as when wee call a subtill person, wise, a bold fellow, couragious, a prodigall man, liberall.

1656 J. Smith Myst. Rhetorique Unvail'd 115 This figure paradiastole is by some learned Rhetoricians called a faulty tearm of speech, opposing the truth by false tearms and wrong names.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Paradiastole,..a Figure which disjoyns things that seem to have one Import, and shews how much they differ.

1878 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 651/2 Mr. De Mille, for his part, in discussing the Figures of Relativity, strings together the Synœceosis or Enantiosis, the Exergasis, the Paradiastole, etc.

1998 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 70 150 The rhetorical device of paradiastole, that is redescription of one thing as another—I am brave, but you are reckless; I am frugal, but you are stingy.

Derivatives

† paradiastolary adj. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [adjective] > euphemistic > using positive synonym

paradiastolary1652

1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 279 Figurative expressions..Paradoxical, Paramologetick, Paradiastolary.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paradiastole
释义	paradiastolen. Brit. /ˌparədʌɪˈastəli/, /ˌparədʌɪˈastl̩i/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛrəˌdaɪˈæstəli/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin paradiastole. Etymology: < post-classical Latin paradiastole putting together of dissimilar things, a figure in rhetoric (recorded in classical Latin authors as a Greek word, παραδιαστολή ; not attested in Greek authors) < ancient Greek παρα- para- prefix¹ + διαστολή separation, distinction (see diastole n.). Rhetoric. A figure of speech in which a favourable turn is given to something unfavourable by the use of an expression that conveys only part of the truth; euphemism effected by the substitution of a positive synonym for a negative word or phrase. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > evasion of truth paradiastole1555 equivocating1606 equivocation1609 quidlibet1611 equivoque1631 equivocya1636 prevarication1656 half-truth1658 suppressio veri1677 suggestio falsi1815 oil1917 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > euphemism > using positive synonym paradiastole1555 curry-favel1589 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > enlarging by interpretation paradiastole1656 1555 R. Sherry Treat. Figures Gram. & Rhetorike f. 39^v Paradiastole, whan we so graunte somewhat, that we take awaye some thing that is nere vnto it. 1577 H. Peacham Garden of Eloquence sig. Niiii^v Paradiastole,..is when by a mannerly interpretation, we doe excuse our own vices, or other mens whom we doe defend, by calling them vertues. 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. N3, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) Paradiastole, when with a milde interpretation or speech, wee color others or our owne faultes, as when wee call a subtill person, wise, a bold fellow, couragious, a prodigall man, liberall. 1656 J. Smith Myst. Rhetorique Unvail'd 115 This figure paradiastole is by some learned Rhetoricians called a faulty tearm of speech, opposing the truth by false tearms and wrong names. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Paradiastole,..a Figure which disjoyns things that seem to have one Import, and shews how much they differ. 1878 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 651/2 Mr. De Mille, for his part, in discussing the Figures of Relativity, strings together the Synœceosis or Enantiosis, the Exergasis, the Paradiastole, etc. 1998 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 70 150 The rhetorical device of paradiastole, that is redescription of one thing as another—I am brave, but you are reckless; I am frugal, but you are stingy. Derivatives † paradiastolary adj. Obsolete ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [adjective] > euphemistic > using positive synonym paradiastolary1652 1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 279 Figurative expressions..Paradoxical, Paramologetick, Paradiastolary. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1555
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