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sententiousness

Traductions

sententiousnessnoun
sententiousnesses
pl
sentenciositéCaractère moralisateur, avec une nuance de solennité ou d’affectation.
The sententiousness of his speech made it difficult for the audience to take him seriously.
La sentenciosité de son discours empêchait le public de le prendre au sérieux.
Traductions supplémentaires
caractère sentencieuxEmploi littéraire : brièveté dense, formulée sous forme de maximes ou d’aphorismes.
Synonymes
moralizing
pompousness
self-righteousness
sanctimoniousness
Antonymes
wordiness
verbosity
prolixity
long-windedness

Définitions

sententiousnessnoun
The quality of being given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner.
The sententiousness of his speech made it difficult for the audience to take him seriously.
(archaic, literary) Concise and aphoristic expression; terseness.
The ancient philosopher's sayings possess a lapidary sententiousness that still resonates today.
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