PERIPHRASIS (periphrases)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: periphrases   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does periphrasis mean? 

• PERIPHRASIS (noun)
  The noun PERIPHRASIS has 1 sense:

1. a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

  Familiarity information: PERIPHRASIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERIPHRASIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

ambage; circumlocution; periphrasis

Hypernyms ("periphrasis" is a kind of...):

verboseness; verbosity (an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words)

Derivation:

periphrastic (roundabout and unnecessarily wordy)