Dictionary

catacosmesis en · NOUN

Etymology

From the Latin form of the Ancient Greek κατακόσμησις (katakósmēsis, “arrangement”).

Meanings

1. (rhetoric, uncountable) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly ▸ A descending order from best, greatest, etc. to worst, lowest, etc.
2. (rhetoric, uncountable) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly ▸ A chronological order from first to last.
3. (obsolete, qualifier:imprecise, rhetoric, uncountable) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly ▸ An ascending order from worst, lowest, etc. to best, greatest, etc; a climax.

Antonyms

climax (antonym(s) of “descending series”)

Synonyms

arrangement (temporal series) · chronological order (temporal series) · climax (ascending series) · anticlimax (descending series)