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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024eu•phu•ism (yo̅o̅′fyo̅o̅ iz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - Literaturean affected style in imitation of that of Lyly, fashionable in England about the end of the 16th century, characterized chiefly by long series of antitheses and frequent similes relating to mythological natural history, and alliteration. Cf. Euphues.
- Literatureany similar ornate style of writing or speaking;
high-flown, periphrastic language.
- Euphu(es) + -ism 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: euphuism /ˈjuːfjuːˌɪzəm/ n - an artificial prose style of the Elizabethan period, marked by extreme use of antithesis, alliteration, and extended similes and allusions
- any stylish affectation in speech or writing, esp a rhetorical device or expression
Etymology: 16th Century: after Euphues, prose romance by John Lylyˈeuphuist n ˌeuphuˈistic, ˌeuphuˈistical adj ˌeuphuˈistically adv |