rhetoric
11rhetoric — rhet|o|ric [ retərık ] noun uncount * a style of speaking or writing that is intended to influence people: angry nationalist rhetoric anti American rhetoric the rhetoric of freedom/reform/law and order a. a style of speaking or writing that is… …
12rhetoric — [[t]re̱tərɪk[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you refer to speech or writing as rhetoric, you disapprove of it because it is intended to convince and impress people but may not be sincere or honest. The change is largely cosmetic, a matter of… …
13rhetoric */ — UK [ˈretərɪk] / US noun [uncountable] a style of speaking or writing that is intended to influence people angry nationalist rhetoric anti American rhetoric the rhetoric of freedom/reform/law and order a) a style of speaking or writing that is… …
14rhetoric — n. 1) to resort to, spout rhetoric 2) eloquent; impassioned, passionate; soothing rhetoric * * * [ retərɪk] impassioned passionate soothing rhetoric spout rhetoric eloquent to resort to …
15rhetoric — rhet|o|ric [ˈretərık] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: rethorique, from Latin, from Greek rhetorike, from rhetor public speaker , from eirein to say, speak ] 1.) language that is used to persuade or influence people, especially… …
16rhetoric — The art of using language so as to persuade or influence others. Although rhetoric is apparently opposed to the philosophical ideal of the exact pursuit of truth, their reconciliation has sometimes seemed desirable, most notably to Cicero . If… …
17rhetoric — noun (U) 1 language used to persuade or influence people, especially by politicians: the rhetoric of their political rallies 2 speech or writing that sounds impressive, but is not actually sincere or very useful: Positive action is better than… …
18rhetoric — noun 1) a form of rhetoric Syn: oratory, eloquence, command of language, way with words 2) empty rhetoric Syn: wordiness, verbosity, grandiloquence, bombast, pomposity, extravagant language …
19rhetoric — noun /ˈɹɛtəɹɪk/ a) The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade. It’s only so much rhetoric. b) Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress …
20rhetoric — Synonyms and related words: Barnumism, affectation, articulateness, bedizenment, big talk, bluster, bombast, choice of words, command of language, command of words, composition, convolution, debating, declamation, demagogism, dialect, diction,… …
