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circumlocution::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ambage, periphrasis |
| Type of | verboseness, verbosity |
| Derivation | circumlocutious |
circumlocution::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | indirect expression |
| Type of | equivocation, evasion |
| Derivation | circumlocutious |
Examples of circumlocution
circumlocution
With typical circumlocution, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recently said as much.
From the economist.com
Equivocation is the use of circumlocution to deceive others without blatantly lying.
From the en.wikipedia.org
But when you've given seven Nobels for the same thing, it's time for some circumlocution.
From the forbes.com
Mr Micawber was a kindly man, albeit one given to circumlocution and financial mismanagement.
From the guardian.co.uk
Even without government circumlocution, enough was fuzzy about the deal to have investors worried.
From the economist.com
In his opening statement, Kennedy offered a tortured circumlocution to describe what had happened.
From the infowars.com
But Chinese circumlocution is often a form of polite opacity.
From the economist.com
The recipients of Nixon's calls got different messages, delivered with varying doses of circumlocution and subtlety.
From the theatlantic.com
The style is prolix, precise but at the expense of circumlocution, the details as distinct as the main narrative.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
- An indirect way of expressing something
- Circumlocution (also called periphrasis, circumduction, circumvolution, periphrase, or ambage) is an ambiguous or roundabout figure of speech. ...
- A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea
- (circumlocutionary) Articulated in a roundabout manner; tautological or with repetitive language; Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points
- (circumlocutions) wordy and circuitous description of unrecalled terms. For example the patient may say "have one of them up there" when trying to explain he's had brain surgery.
- Use of other words to describe a specific word or idea which cannot be remembered.
- Speaking around a point rather than getting to it, such as S. T. Coleridge's "twice five miles of fertile ground" in "Kubla Khan." Also known as periphrasis.
- The use of indirect language or roundabout expressions; evasion in speech or writing. See also: cledonism, periphrasis.
