Dictionary

enthymeme en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛnθɪˌmiːm/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐνθύμημα (enthúmēma, “thought, consideration”), from ἐν (en, “within, with”) + θυμός (thumós, “soul, life”).

Meanings

1. (rhetoric) A by and large statement, a maxim, an argument that is intended to be generally true and not apply to every case universally.
2. A syllogism with a required but unstated assumption.

Forms

Deriveds

enthymemical · enthymemic · enthymematic · enthymematical

Relateds

thymus

Translations (8)

hu entiméma (syllogism with required but unstated assumption) · ru энтимема (syllogism with required but unstated assumption) · fr enthymème (syllogism with required but unstated assumption) · nl enthymeem (syllogism with required but unstated assumption) · oc entimèma (syllogism with required but unstated assumption) · hu enthüméma (syllogism with required but unstated assumption) · fr enthymème (by and large statement) · tl maysaisip (syllogism with required but unstated assumption)