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Meaning of "euphuism" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EUPHUISM

After Euphues, prose romance by John Lyly.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EUPHUISM

euphuism  [ˈjuːfjuːˌɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EUPHUISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Euphuism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EUPHUISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

euphuism

Euphuism

Euphuism is a peculiar mannered style of English prose. It takes its name from a prose romance by John Lyly. It consists of a preciously ornate and sophisticated style, employing in deliberate excess a wide range of literary devices such as antitheses, alliterations, repetitions and rhetorical questions. Classical learning and remote knowledge of all kinds are displayed. Euphuism was fashionable in the 1580s, especially in the Elizabethan court, but never previously or subsequently.

Definition of euphuism in the English dictionary

The definition of euphuism in the dictionary is an artificial prose style of the Elizabethan period, marked by extreme use of antithesis, alliteration, and extended similes and allusions. Other definition of euphuism is any stylish affectation in speech or writing, esp a rhetorical device or expression.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EUPHUISM


altruism
ˈæltruːˌɪzəm
anthropophuism
ˌænθrəʊˈpɒfjuːˌɪzəm
atheism
ˈeɪθɪˌɪzəm
ditheism
ˈdaɪθiːˌɪzəm
henotheism
ˈhɛnəʊθiːˌɪzəm
heroism
ˈhɛrəʊˌɪzəm
Hinduism
ˈhɪndʊˌɪzəm
Judaism
ˈdʒuːdeɪˌɪzəm
Manichaeism
ˈmænɪkiːˌɪzəm
Manicheism
ˈmænɪkiːˌɪzəm
misoneism
ˌmɪsəʊˈniːˌɪzəm
multilateralism
ˌmʌltɪˈlætərəlˌɪzəm
Nietzscheism
ˈniːtʃiːˌɪzəm
Parseeism
ˈpɑːsiːˌɪzəm
pastoralism
ˈpɑːstərəlˌɪzəm
phariseeism
ˈfærɪsiːˌɪzəm
polytheism
ˈpɒlɪθiːˌɪzəm
tetratheism
ˌtɛtrəˈθiːˌɪzəm
tribadism
ˈtrɪbədˌɪzəm
vampirism
ˈvæmpaɪərˌɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EUPHUISM

euphonius
euphonize
euphony
euphorbia
euphorbiaceous
euphorbium
euphoria
euphoriant
euphoric
euphorically
euphotic
euphrasies
euphrasy
Euphrates
euphroe
Euphrosyne
euphuist
euphuistic
euphuistical
euphuize

WORDS THAT END LIKE EUPHUISM

babuism
caciquism
cliquism
demagoguism
guruism
jujuism
pedagoguism
siddhuism
Sinarquism
somniloquism
truism
tuism
untruism
ventriloquism
Vishnuism

Synonyms and antonyms of euphuism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «euphuism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EUPHUISM

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

Translator English - Chinese

华丽的词藻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eufemismo
570 millions of speakers

English

euphuism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

euphuism
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تأنقه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

euphuism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

euphuism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাগাড়ম্বরপূর্ণ রচনাশৈলী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

euphuisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Euphuism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Euphuismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

美辞麗句
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

euphuism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Euphuism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cách ăn nói đài các
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

euphuism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युफ्यूवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dolambaçlı söz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eufuismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

euphuism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

euphuism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cultismul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

euphuism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

euphuism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Euphuism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

euphuism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of euphuism

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EUPHUISM»

The term «euphuism» is used very little and occupies the 162.280 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EUPHUISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «euphuism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «euphuism» 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 euphuism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EUPHUISM»

Discover the use of euphuism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to euphuism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Euphuism (1889)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
James Morgan Hart, 2010
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John Lyly and Euphuism...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Clarence Griffin Child, 2012
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A History of English Dramatic Literature
It cannot, of course, be disputed that Euphuism shares Euphuism many of its most salient characteristics with kindred forms a£*dred of style, both in our own and in other modern literatures, forms of And, again, some of these features are most ...
Adolphus William Ward, 1997
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Trompe(-)l'œil
Carminé G. Di Blase jacksonville State University EUPHUISM AND THE USES OF FALSENESS in Robert Greene Euphuism was such a comprehensive style that to discuss any of its features in isolation is to risk being misled. Even for Robert ...
Philippe Romanski, Aïssatou Sy-Wonyu
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The Oxford Handbook of English Prose 1500-1640
To the inventor of the term (not Lyly), the idea of defining euphuism in academic terms would have been laughable. Fourteen years after the publication of Lyly's first book, his one-time friend and fellow author Gabriel Harvey inveighed against  ...
Andrew Hadfield, 2013
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Worldly Complaints 2
Euphuism, euphuism, euphuism, euphuism, euphuism, euphuism, euphuism, euphuism, euphuism, EUPHUISM!!!!!!!!!!  ZZZZZZZZ... Do not sleep it is time to be awake! You see, you must get the sensible books of wise telling into the system!
Anonymous
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Print, Manuscript, & Performance: The Changing Relations of ...
While the stylistic vogue of "Euphuism" is perhaps too well known to need recounting here, we might consider the context in which Gabriel Harvey first used the term. Harvey coined the word Euphuism in his Four Letters (1592), whose gossipy ...
Arthur F. Marotti, Michael D. Bristol, 2000
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The Workings of Fiction: Essays
(Hence I omit the "unnatural natural history," the classical references and quotations, the proverbs, and the echoes of fable and myth frequent in sixteenth- century euphuism.) Once the style has been analyzed, I can proceed to two other  ...
Robert Bechtold Heilman, 1991
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Renaissance&Reform;Italian Con
Now, the importance of this is that Guevara used to be regarded by some critics as an 'influence' on the formation of euphuism. Yet in all the discussions for and against that theory no mention at all was ever made – so far as I can discover – of  ...
Yates,, 2013
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John Lyly
the attention given to his power as a novelist, to say nothing of his dramas1. Indeed the absorption of the critics in the analysis of euphuism seems to have been, up to a few years ago, definitely injurious to a true appreciation of our author's ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EUPHUISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term euphuism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Japanese PM urged to clearly uphold historic statement on war …
Yohei Kono, former Chief Cabinet Secretary who is famous for his 1993 statement that offers apology to comfort women, Japan's euphuism for ... «Xinhua, Feb 15»
2
GIMT annual fest on January 27-29
EUPHUISM since its inception in the year 2008 aims to creates a platform for students across the state to showcase their talent in various ... «Assam Times, Jan 15»
3
Globalisation and its discontents — I
This was a euphuism for absolute privatisation including once tabooed industries of health, education and even the army, airports and security. «Daily Times, Dec 14»
4
Outrage at Taliban Islamic Fundamentalists Massacre of 132 …
... INNOCENT CHILDREN, the CIA just like the Taliban justifies the murder of children through the euphuism of being COLLATERAL DAMAGE. «The Market Oracle, Dec 14»
5
#SLAMTop50: James Harden, no. 9
Regardless of the euphuism his summer lowlights became a viral YouTubesemi-sensation…Ball don't lie (neither does game film). And most ... «SLAM Online, Oct 14»
6
Doctor Who blogging: “The Caretaker”
You are right, that was a polite euphuism for my age. Maria Niku. I suppose the Doctor's petulance and grumpiness and childishness may be all ... «Flick Filosopher, Sep 14»
7
USP academic questions Fiji's military comments
... the Media Industry Development Authority which is the of the euphuism for a strangle authority and after there was some dissent expressed. «Radio Australia, Jun 14»
8
Tabletop Review: Gygax Magazine, Issue #4
Ed's Effulgent Euphuism. Hey, it's Ed Greenwood talking about 13th Age. That's a cool combination. In fact this is one of two 13th Age articles in ... «diehard gamefan, Jun 14»
9
Nickel Creek celebrates 25 years
... unthinkable: Nickel Creek went on "hiatus," a term that has become a wishy-washy euphuism bands use to break up while hedging their bets. «Chicago Tribune, May 14»
10
Joy, poop and other thoughts on finding out you're going to be a dad
(I don't think that is going to catch on as a euphuism for pregnancy, but it was worth a shot.) I had pinched a nerve in in my lower neck/upper ... «ChicagoNow, Feb 14»

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