英语词汇“pleonasm”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	pleonasm
释义	Trends of pleonasm View usage for: pleonasm in British English (ˈpliːəˌnæzəm) noun rhetoric 1. the use of more words than necessary or an instance of this, such as a tiny little child 2. a word or phrase that is superfluous Derived forms pleonastic (ˌpleoˈnastic) or pleonastical (ˌpleoˈnastical) adjective pleonastically (ˌpleoˈnastically) adverb Word origin C16: from Latin pleonasmus, from Greek pleonasmos excess, from pleonazein to be redundant pleonasm in American English (ˈpliəˌnæzəm) noun 1. the use of more words than are necessary for the expression of an idea; redundancy (Ex.: “plenty enough”) 2. an instance of this 3. a redundant word or expression Derived forms pleonastic (ˌpleoˈnastic) adjective pleonastically (ˌpleoˈnastically) adverb Word origin LL pleonasmus < Gr pleonasmos < pleonazein, to be in excess < pleon, neut. of pleōn, more, compar. of polys, much: see poly- Synonyms of 'pleonasm' verbosity, redundancy, repetition, verbiage More Synonyms of pleonasm Word lists with pleonasm figure of speech (noun) in the sense of verbosity Definition an unnecessary word or phrase Synonyms verbosity the pedantry and verbosity of his public speeches redundancy repetition He could have cut much of the repetition and saved pages. verbiage His writing is full of pretentious and self-indulgent verbiage. convolution tautology The tautology and circularity of this argument were swept aside. wordiness circumlocution He is long-winded and prone to circumlocution in his public speeches. periphrasis circuitousness Additional synonyms in the sense of circumlocution Definition an indirect expression He is long-winded and prone to circumlocution in his public speeches. Synonyms indirectness, redundancy, euphemism, beating about the bush (informal), wordiness, diffuseness, prolixity, discursiveness, periphrasis in the sense of repetition Definition a thing that is repeated He could have cut much of the repetition and saved pages. Synonyms repeating, redundancy, replication, duplication, restatement, iteration, reiteration, tautology, recapitulation, repetitiousness in the sense of tautology Definition the use of words which merely repeat something already stated, as in reverse back The tautology and circularity of this argument were swept aside. Synonyms repetition, redundancy, verbiage, iteration, verbosity, repetitiveness, prolixity, repetitiousness, pleonasm Nearby words of pleonasm plenteous plentiful plenty pleonasm pleonastic plethora pliability Synonyms of 'pleonasm' pleonasm Explore 'pleonasm' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of verbiage Definition the excessive use of words His writing is full of pretentious and self-indulgent verbiage. Synonyms verbosity, repetition, tautology, redundancy, circumlocution, prolixity, periphrasis, pleonasm
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