Search Result:rhetoric
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋrєtәrIk 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊretәrik 〕
Overview of noun rhetoric
The noun rhetoric has 4 senses
- rhetoric -- (using language effectively to please or persuade)
- grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, grandiloquence, rhetoric -- (high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language")
- palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric -- (loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric")
- rhetoric -- (study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking))