The meaning of Circumlocution

Circumlocution – definition

noun
The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
Usage examples:
His admission came after years of circumlocution
Synonims:
Periphrasis Circuitousness Indirectness Tautology Repetition Repetitiveness Repetitiousness Diffuseness Discursiveness Long-windedness Verbosity Wordiness Prolixity Verbiage Redundancy Superf

Circumlocution translation into English

Circumlocution: translate from English into Chinese

迂回, 赘言

Circumlocution: translate from English into Dutch

Omschrijving, Woordenvloed

Circumlocution: translate from English into French

Périphrase, Circonlocution

Circumlocution: translate from English into German

Umschreibung, Umschweife, Weitschweifigkeit

Circumlocution: translate from English into Hindi

कपटपूर्ण बातें, शब्द-बाहुल्य, वाक्-चक्र

Circumlocution: translate from English into Italian

Circonlocuzione

Circumlocution: translate from English into Korean

핑계, 에둘러 말함

Circumlocution: translate from English into Russian

Многословие, Иносказание, Парафраз, Околичности, Парафраза, Уклончивые речи, Многоречивость

Circumlocution: translate from English into Spanish

Circunloquio, Rodeo

Word origin

late Middle English: from Latin circumlocutio(n- ) (translating Greek periphrasis ), from circum ‘around’ + locutio(n- ) from loqui ‘speak’.

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Circumlocution synonims

periphrasis

pəˈrɪfrəsɪs

noun
The use of indirect and circumlocutory speech or writing.
Usage examples:
In order to refer to the activity denoted by the f-word, it is necessary to engage in circumlocutio…

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prolixity

noun
The fact of using too many words and therefore being boring or difficult to read or listen to
Usage examples:
Despite all its absurd prolixity, this is one of the great books in the english language.

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redundancy

noun
The state of being not or no longer needed or useful.
Usage examples:
The redundancy of 19th-century heavy plant machinery

noun
A situation in which someone loses their job because their employer does not need them
Usage examples:
The takeover is expected to result in over 1,000 redundancies., be threatened with/face redundancy …

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repetition

noun
The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
Usage examples:
Her comments are worthy of repetition

The act of doing or performing again

noun
The act of doing or saying something again
Usage examples:
His books are full of repetition., we want to prevent a repetition of last summer's fires, which de…

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tautology

noun
The saying of the same thing twice over in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g. they arrived one after the other in succession ).

noun
The use of two words or phrases that express the same meaning, in a way that is unnecessary and usually unintentional
Usage examples:
No one talks about "creative music", because it would be a tautology., try to avoid repetition or t…

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verbiage

noun
Excessively lengthy or technical speech or writing.
Usage examples:
The basic idea here, despite all the verbiage, is simple

noun
Language that is very complicated and contains a lot of unnecessary words
Usage examples:
His explanation was wrapped up in so much technical verbiage that i couldn't understand it.

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verbosity

noun
The fact or quality of using more words than needed; wordiness.
Usage examples:
A critic with a reputation for verbosity

noun
The quality of being verbose (= using too many words)
Usage examples:
Knowing they wouldn't welcome too much verbosity, he simplified his talk., the message is clear and…

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wordiness

noun
The quality of containing too many words
Usage examples:
Smith learned to write more crisply under his editor, who didn't tolerate wordiness., the wordiness…

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