RHETORIC

rhetoric

(noun) study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric

(noun) loud and confused and empty talk; “mere rhetoric”

grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, grandiloquence, rhetoric

(noun) high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; “the grandiosity of his prose”; “an excessive ornateness of language”

rhetoric

(noun) using language effectively to please or persuade

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

rhetoric

synonym of rhetorical.

Noun

rhetoric (countable and uncountable, plural rhetorics)

The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.

Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.

Usage notes

• Adjectives often applied to "rhetoric"

(by kind or area of application) political, legal, visual, classical, ancient

(by quality) violent, empty, inflammatory, hateful, heated, fiery, vitriolic, angry, overheated, extreme

Synonyms

• wordcraft

Anagrams

• torchier

Source: Wiktionary

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Rhet"o*ric, n. Etym: [F. rhétorique, L. rhetorica, Gr. word; cf.

1. The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose.

2. Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force. Locke.

3. Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling.

4. Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms. Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes. Daniel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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