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Any euphemism ceases to be euphemistic after a time and the true meaning begins to show through. It's a losing game, but we keep on trying.
Joseph Wood Krutch

Meaning of "euphemistic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EUPHEMISTIC

euphemistic  [ˌjuːfəˈmɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EUPHEMISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Euphemistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EUPHEMISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Euphemism

A euphemism is a generally innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive or suggest something unpleasant. Some euphemisms are intended to amuse; while others use bland, inoffensive, and often misleading terms for things the user wishes to dissimulate or downplay. Euphemisms are used for dissimulation, to refer to taboo topics in a polite way, and to mask profanity. The opposite of euphemism roughly equates to dysphemism. Euphemisms may be used to avoid words considered rude, while still conveying their meaning; words may be replaced by similar-sounding words, gentler words, or placeholders. Some euphemisms have become accepted in certain societies for uncomfortable information; for example, in many English speaking countries, a doctor is likely to say "the patient passed away" rather than "the patient died". A second example relating uncomfortable information and concealing some degree of truth would be "we put the dog to sleep" rather than "we killed the dog". Euphemisms can be used to downplay or conceal unpalatable facts, such as "collateral damage" for "civilian casualties" in a military context, or "redacted" for "censored".

Definition of euphemistic in the English dictionary

The definition of euphemistic in the dictionary is using euphemism or inoffensive language.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EUPHEMISTIC


animistic
ˌænɪˈmɪstɪk
artistic
ɑːˈtɪstɪk
atomistic
ˌætəˈmɪstɪk
characteristic
ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk
dynamistic
ˌdaɪnəˈmɪstɪk
dysphemistic
ˌdɪsfɪˈmɪstɪk
economistic
ɪˌkɒnəˈmɪstɪk
holistic
həʊˈlɪstɪk
mediumistic
ˌmiːdɪəˈmɪstɪk
monogamistic
məˌnɒɡəˈmɪstɪk
mystic
ˈmɪstɪk
nomistic
nəʊˈmɪstɪk
optimistic
ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk
overoptimistic
ˌəʊvərˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk
overpessimistic
ˌəʊvəˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk
pessimistic
ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk
polycystic
ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstɪk
realistic
ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
Thomistic
təʊˈmɪstɪk
transformistic
ˌtrænsfəˈmɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EUPHEMISTIC

euphausiacean
euphausiid
euphemise
euphemiser
euphemism
euphemist
euphemistically
euphemize
euphemizer
euphenic
euphobia
euphon
euphonic
euphonically
euphonies
euphonious
euphoniously
euphoniousness
euphonise
euphonism

WORDS THAT END LIKE EUPHEMISTIC

anachronistic
antagonistic
autistic
ballistic
deterministic
domestic
futuristic
heuristic
journalistic
linguistic
logistic
mechanistic
minimalistic
opportunistic
probabilistic
sadistic
simplistic
stylistic
synergistic
touristic
unrealistic

Synonyms and antonyms of euphemistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EUPHEMISTIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «euphemistic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of euphemistic

Translation of «euphemistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EUPHEMISTIC

Find out the translation of euphemistic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of euphemistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «euphemistic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

委婉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eufemística
570 millions of speakers

English

euphemistic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यंजनापूर्ण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملطفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эвфемистический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eufemística
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

euphemistic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

euphémique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eufemistik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verhüllend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

婉曲的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

완곡
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Euphemistic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

uyển khúc ngư pháp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடக்கரடக்கல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शब्दशः
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

örtmeceli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eufemistico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

euphemistic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

евфемістичний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

eufemistic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευφημισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eufemistiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förskönande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

euphemistic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of euphemistic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EUPHEMISTIC»

The term «euphemistic» is regularly used and occupies the 69.067 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EUPHEMISTIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «euphemistic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «euphemistic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about euphemistic

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QUOTES WITH «EUPHEMISTIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word euphemistic.
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Joseph Wood Krutch
Any euphemism ceases to be euphemistic after a time and the true meaning begins to show through. It's a losing game, but we keep on trying.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EUPHEMISTIC»

Discover the use of euphemistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to euphemistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Euphemistic Liturgical Appendixes in the Old Testament
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Karl Josef Grimm, 2011
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Speaking of Emotions: Conceptualisation and Expression
Vagueness. as. a. euphemistic. strategy. Stefan. Grondelaers. and. Dirk. Geeraerts. 1. Introduction As far as the relation between language and emotion is concerned, there are two research perspectives the linguist can adopt. On the one hand ...
Angeliki Athanasiadou, Elżbieta Tabakowska, 1998
3
Forbidden Words: Taboo and the Censoring of Language
Thus, in most Slavic languages the bear is euphemistically called something like ' the honey eater'; and the orthophemistic English word bear derives from the euphemistic '[the] brown one' (hence Bruno the bear, in which bruno is Italian for  ...
Keith Allan, Kate Burridge, 2006
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Tropical Truth(s): The Epistemology of Metaphor and Other Tropes
relative of the English sick).15 This shows that as long as the corresponding taboo or discrimination prevails, another euphemism will be found or created by the speakers to replace the expression which is no longer felt to be euphemistic, and ...
Armin Burkhardt, Brigitte Nerlich, 2010
5
Lost Documents of Rabbinic Judaism
Diverse cases demonstrate that Scripture uses euphemistic language. MERHILTA ATTRIBUTED To R. ISHMAEL XXXI:I. A. So too: “Surely he who lays a hand on you lays a hand on the apple of his eye” (Zech. 2: 12). B. R. Judah says, “What is ...
Jacob Neusner, 2010
6
Encyclopedia of Genocide: Vol. 1-
Moral Justification Palliative Comparison Euphemistic Labeling Reprehensible Conduct Dehumanization Attribution of Blame Victim Displacement of Responsibility Diffusion of Responsibility Figure 1 depending on what they are called.
Israel W. Charny, Simon Wiesenthal, Desmond Tutu, 1999
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A Practical Study of Argument
Euphemistic language functions to desensitize us, to dull our awareness of such things. In 1946, George Orwell wrote an essay in which he attacked the use of euphemism in political speech. In that essay, “Politics and the English Language, ” ...
Trudy Govier, 2009
8
Business Communication
To build and protect your company's goodwill, eliminate words that are overly euphemistic, condescending, demeaning, and biased. Use Euphemisms Cautiously In groups, identify two more euphemisms you have heard recently. Do you ...
Carol Lehman, Debbie DuFrene, 2010
9
Perspectives on Motivation
Self-Regulation of Motivation MORAL JUSTIFICATION PALLIATIVE COMPARISON EUPHEMISTIC LABELING 1 "\ MINIMIZING. IGNORING, j j DEHUMANIZATION OR MISCONSTRUING TtC { | ATTRIBUTION OF BLAME CONSEQUENCES I ...
Richard Dienstbier, Richard A. Dienstbier, 1991
10
Grammar as a Window Onto Arabic Humanism: A Collection of ...
The sentence "^living snaij jom gdead (m me hereafter)" can therefore be interpreted in two ways: either "Ahvin8 shall after his death join Bdead", or " Alivins shall die, thus joining Bdead". It is the second meaning which is the euphemistic one.
Janet C. E. Watson, Lutz Edzard, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EUPHEMISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term euphemistic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Unfair game: why are Britain's birds of prey being killed?
... said: “Vicarious liability was long overdue and a good development. It was all too easy for landowners to hand down vague and euphemistic ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
2
Post-politics and the future of the left
The reality is that ideology has not gone away: it is instead now operating under the surface of politics as a series of disguised and euphemistic ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
3
INSIGHT KANSAS: Tax that fella behind the tree
Unable to identify or agree on programmatic changes, the 2015 legislature made $50 million in euphemistic “efficiency cuts,” and enacted over ... «hays Post, Jul 15»
4
CHICAGO: ALREADY THE NEXT DETROIT
While NPR, NBC, CBS and ABC spun endless euphemistic reasons, the fact remains: whites fled for their lives. See my column from 2009, ... «NewsWithViews.com, Jul 15»
5
Death, be not euphemistic
“It's not pining, it's passed on. This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its maker. This is a late parrot. It's a stiff. «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
6
The literary history of duels, those absurdly formal fights to the death
Here, in the understated, euphemistic language of the duel, the world's greatest detective and the Napoleon of Crime arrange to meet for the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
Inside Amy Schumer: Three Buttholes
It's a boisterous ode to concentrating on female pleasure, which is definitely the most euphemistic way I could possibly phrase that. «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
8
Ashes hype and fireworks gave way to glorious first day of cricket at …
... nor was it even “cricket”, the strangely euphemistic exercise in which statements are made, areas are located and parties are arrived at. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Carl Bernstein's Journey From Journalist to Liberal Apologist
(How euphemistic. She's a “specialist” at “fudging” the truth rather than, say, a chronic liar.) And the reason she's become a specialist at it? Why ... «Commentary Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Female genital mutilation: there's an app for that? Really?
... and even the phrase FGM has deliberately been kept out of the app's name in favour of the less challenging, and more euphemistic, “Petals.”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Euphemistic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/euphemistic>. May 2024 ».
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