rhetoric en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈtɒɹɪk/ (also)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɹɛtəɹɪk/
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥητορῐκή τέχνη (rhētorĭkḗ tékhnē)ellip. Ancient Greek ῥητορικὴ (rhētorikḕ)bor. Latin rhētoricabor. Old French rhetoriquebor. Middle English rhetorik, rhetoric English rhetoric Inherited from Middle English rhetorik, rhetoric, borrowed from Old French rhetorique, borrowed from Latin rhētorica, borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥητορικὴ (rhētorikḕ), ellipsis of ῥητορῐκή τέχνη (rhētorĭkḗ tékhnē).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
Transport Minister Marples, meanwhile, used arrogant rhetoric and showed his personal contempt for railways when confirming in Parliament that a third of the network was to be closed even before the survey results were known.
2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 53:“As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters. We will be a Nation of Law and Order again!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, echoing his long-standing advocacy for use of the death penalty, which was part of his tough-on-crime rhetoric during the 2024 campaign.
2024 December 24, Aaron Pellish, “Trump says he will direct Justice Department to ‘vigorously pursue the death penalty’”, in CNN:
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(countable, derogatory, sometimes, uncountable) Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.
It’s only so much rhetoric.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhetorick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| rhetorics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
current-traditional rhetoric · public rhetoric · deep rhetoric · rhetorician · rhetorical
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (138)
ru словоблу́дие (meaningless language) · sh krasnorjèčivōst (art of using language for persuasion) · sq retorikë (art of using language for persuasion) · be словаблу́дства (meaningless language) · eo retoriko (art of using language for persuasion) · tr retorik (art of using language for persuasion) · mk реторика (art of using language for persuasion) · tl sayusay (art of using language for persuasion) · it retorica (art of using language for persuasion) · pt retórica (meaningless language) · non málsnildarlist (art of using language for persuasion) · fr rhétorique (meaningless language) · uk красномо́вність (art of using language for persuasion) · sh rèčitōst (art of using language for persuasion) · fi retoriikka (meaningless language) · be шматсло́ўнасць (meaningless language) · hi वाक्पटुता (art of using language for persuasion) · ru фразёрство (meaningless language) · sa शब्दाडम्बर (art of using language for persuasion) · pa ਬਲਾਗ਼ਤ (art of using language for persuasion) · ru красноре́чие (art of using language for persuasion) · fi puhetaito (art of using language for persuasion) · sh краснорѐчиво̄ст (art of using language for persuasion) · fr rhétorique (art of using language for persuasion) · ca retòrica (meaningless language) · bg многосло́вие (meaningless language) · ru красноба́йство (art of using language for persuasion) · mk речитост (art of using language for persuasion) · ko 미사여구 (art of using language for persuasion) · ko 수사학 (art of using language for persuasion) · cmn 修辭學 /修辞学 (art of using language for persuasion) · grc ῥητορική (art of using language for persuasion) · tg фасоҳат (art of using language for persuasion) · cs rétorika (meaningless language) · ru пустосло́вие (meaningless language) · es retórica (art of using language for persuasion) · sh краснорјѐчиво̄ст (art of using language for persuasion) · mk красноречивост (art of using language for persuasion) · tr belagat (art of using language for persuasion) · ar فَصَاحَة (art of using language for persuasion) · sk rétorika (art of using language for persuasion) · sh retòrika (art of using language for persuasion) · be шматсло́ўе (meaningless language) · uk марносло́вство (meaningless language) · fi retoriikka (art of using language for persuasion) · th วาทศิลป์ (art of using language for persuasion) · pa ਫ਼ਸਾਹਤ (art of using language for persuasion) · ur فَصَاحَت (art of using language for persuasion) · he רֶטוֹרִיקָה (art of using language for persuasion) · sh рето̀рика (meaningless language) · sl govorništvo (art of using language for persuasion) · cs floskule (meaningless language) · sh рето̀рика (art of using language for persuasion) · kk шешендік (art of using language for persuasion) · hi वक्रपटुता (art of using language for persuasion) · sh retòrika (meaningless language) · pt retórica (art of using language for persuasion) · tg балоғат (art of using language for persuasion) · kk риторика (art of using language for persuasion) · bg рито́рика (art of using language for persuasion) · ru рито́рика (art of using language for persuasion) · fr discours (art of using language for persuasion) · sh rjèčitōst (art of using language for persuasion) · gl retórica (art of using language for persuasion) · sk rečníctvo (art of using language for persuasion) · nl redekunde (art of using language for persuasion) · ga reitric (meaningless language) · af retoriek (art of using language for persuasion) · hy հռետորաբանություն (art of using language for persuasion) · pl retoryka (art of using language for persuasion) · be пустасло́ўе (meaningless language) · ru пустозво́нство (meaningless language) · da kancellistil (meaningless language) · sv retorik (art of using language for persuasion) · sa वाक्पटुता (art of using language for persuasion) · sh рјѐчито̄ст (art of using language for persuasion) · cs výřečnost (art of using language for persuasion) · hi शब्दाडम्बर (art of using language for persuasion) · uk пустослі́в'я (meaningless language) · da talekunst (art of using language for persuasion) · el ρητορική (art of using language for persuasion) · cmn 修辭 /修辞 (art of using language for persuasion) · pl pustosłowie (meaningless language) · de Redekunst (art of using language for persuasion) · sk výrečnosť (art of using language for persuasion) · sl retorika (art of using language for persuasion) · nb retorikk (art of using language for persuasion) · ms ريتوريک (art of using language for persuasion) · sh рѐчито̄ст (art of using language for persuasion) · de Rhetorik (art of using language for persuasion) · gl retórica (meaningless language) · ro retorică (art of using language for persuasion) · sh gòvōrnīštvo (art of using language for persuasion) · lv retorika (art of using language for persuasion) · sh го̀во̄рнӣштво (art of using language for persuasion) · th วาทศาสตร์ (art of using language for persuasion) · uk марнослі́в'я (meaningless language) · hi फ़साहत (art of using language for persuasion) · ga reitric (art of using language for persuasion) · uk словоблу́ддя (meaningless language) · uk словоблу́дство (meaningless language) · fa بَلَاغَت (art of using language for persuasion) · cmn 強詞奪理 /强词夺理 (meaningless language) · vi tu từ học (art of using language for persuasion) · uk рито́рика (art of using language for persuasion) · af redekuns (art of using language for persuasion) · be рыто́рыка (art of using language for persuasion) · fo retorikkur (art of using language for persuasion) · bg красноречи́вост (art of using language for persuasion) · ur بَلَاغَت (art of using language for persuasion) · ka რიტორიკა (art of using language for persuasion) · bg красноре́чие (art of using language for persuasion) · cs řečnictví (art of using language for persuasion) · sh krasnorèčivōst (art of using language for persuasion) · lo ວາທະສາດ (art of using language for persuasion) · da retorik (art of using language for persuasion) · hu retorika (art of using language for persuasion) · da retorik (meaningless language) · fo tungusnild (art of using language for persuasion) · lt retorika (art of using language for persuasion) · nl retorica (art of using language for persuasion) · be красамо́ўства (art of using language for persuasion) · ca retòrica (art of using language for persuasion) · id retorika (art of using language for persuasion) · ga roscaireacht (meaningless language) · et retoorika (art of using language for persuasion) · ga roscaireacht (art of using language for persuasion) · ja 修辞学 (art of using language for persuasion) · ms retorik (art of using language for persuasion) · cs rétorika (art of using language for persuasion) · fa فَصَاحَت (art of using language for persuasion) · ar بَلَاغَة (art of using language for persuasion) · uk красномо́вство (art of using language for persuasion) · hi बलाग़त (art of using language for persuasion) · nl retoriek (art of using language for persuasion) · hu szónoklattan (art of using language for persuasion) · sa वक्रपटुता (art of using language for persuasion) · uk багатослі́вність (meaningless language)