rhetoric

English

Alternative forms

• rhetorick (obsolete)

Etymology

From

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French

rhetorique, from

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latinski

rhētorica, from

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Antički Grčki

ῥητορική (rhētorikḗ), feminine form of ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speech”), from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, “public speaker”).

Pronunciation

• MFA^(ključ): /ˈɹɛtəɹɪk/

Adjective

rhetoric

1. Synonym of rhetorical

Noun

rhetoric (countable and uncountable, plural rhetorics)

1. The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
2. Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.

   It’s only so much rhetoric.

Usage notes

• Adjectives often applied to "rhetoric": political, legal, visual, classical, ancient, violent, empty, inflammatory, hateful, heated, fiery, vitriolic, angry, overheated, extreme.

Synonyms

• wordcraft

Derived terms

• rhetorical
• rhetorician

Translations

art of using language for persuasion

• Armenian: հռետորաբանություն (hṙetorabanutʿyun)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 修辭／修辞 (zh), 修辞 (zh) (xiūcí)

• Czech: řečnictví n, rétorika f
• Danish: retorik, velformuleret
• Dutch: redekunde f, retorica (nl) f, retoriek (nl) f
• Finnish: puhetaito (fi), retoriikka (fi)
• French: rhétorique (fr) f, discours (fr)
• German: Rhetorik (de) f
• Hebrew: רטוריקה‎ (he) f
• Irish: reitric f, roscaireacht f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: retorica (it) f
• Persian: بلاغت‎ (fa)
• Polish: retoryka (pl) f
• Portuguese: retórica (pt) f
• Russian: krasnoréčie (ru) n (krasnoréčije), krasnobáйstvo (ru) n (krasnobájstvo), ritórika (ru) f (ritórika)
• Serbo-Croatian: retòrika (sh) f, gòvōrnīštvo (sh) n
• Spanish: retórica (es) f
• Swedish: retorik (sv) c
• Tagalog: sayusay
• Thai: วาทศิลป์
• Ukrainian: retórika f (retóryka)

meaningless language

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 強詞奪理／强词夺理 (zh), 强词夺理 (zh) (qiángcíduólǐ)

• Czech: rétorika f, floskule f
• Danish: retorik, kancellistil
• Finnish: retoriikka (fi)
• French: rhétorique (fr) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: reitric f, roscaireacht f
• Portuguese: retórica (pt) f
• Russian: pustoslóvie (ru) n (pustoslóvije), frazёrstvo (ru) n (frazjórstvo), slovoblúdie (ru) n (slovoblúdije), pustozvónstvo (ru) n (pustozvónstvo)
• Serbo-Croatian: retòrika (sh) f
• Spanish: retórica (es) f

See also

• preterition
• Appendix:Glossary of rhetoric

Anagrams

• torchier