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euphuism
[yoo-fyoo-iz-uhm]
noun
an 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.
any similar ornate style of writing or speaking; high-flown, periphrastic language.
euphuism
/ ˈːːˌɪə /
noun
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- euphuist noun
- euphuistic adjective
- euphuistical adjective
- euphuistically adverb
- ˈܱܾ noun
- ˌܱˈپ adjective
- ˌܱˈپally adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of euphuism1
Example Sentences
Sir Charles Eastlake, in whose election to the Presidency the Queen and Prince had been much interested, had not brought oratorical euphuism to the same perfection as his successor, Lord Leighton.
He preserved, in a great measure, the dramatic tradition of John Lyly, and affected a kind of subdued euphuism.
Poor Tony was bitten by the absurdities of euphuism, and his lines are mere nonsense.
His language soars into the wildest hyperboles and euphuisms.
Its name is quaint, for so was its discoverer, Luke Fox, a worthy man, addicted much to euphuism.
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