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periphrasis

UK
/pəˈrɪf.rəs.ɪs/
US
/pəˈrɪf.rəs.ɪs/

Translations

periphrasisnoun
periphrases
pl
UK
/pəˈrɪf.rəs.ɪs/
US
/pəˈrɪf.rəs.ɪs/
The author used a periphrasis to describe the character's emotions.
Автор использовал перифраз, чтобы описать эмоции персонажа.
Additional translations
иносказание
описательное выражение
Synonyms
circumlocution
roundabout expression
expansion
wordiness
verbosity

Definitions

periphrasisnoun
The use of indirect and circumlocutory speech or writing.
The politician's speech was full of periphrasis, making it difficult to understand his actual stance on the issue.
A roundabout way of speaking or writing, often used to avoid saying something directly.
Instead of saying 'he died,' she used a periphrasis, saying 'he passed away to a better place.'
In linguistics, a phrase used to express a grammatical meaning that would otherwise be conveyed by inflection (e.g., using separate words rather than a bound morpheme).
In English, 'more beautiful' is a periphrasis for the comparative form 'prettier'.
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