| slovo | definícia |
rhetoric
(mass) | rhetoric
- rečníctvo, rétorika |
rhetoric
(encz) | rhetoric,fráze |
rhetoric
(encz) | rhetoric,klišé |
rhetoric
(encz) | rhetoric,krásné řečičky |
rhetoric
(encz) | rhetoric,plané řeči |
rhetoric
(encz) | rhetoric,prázdné řeči |
rhetoric
(encz) | rhetoric,rétorika |
rhetoric
(encz) | rhetoric,řečnictví |
rhetoric
(encz) | rhetoric,styl jazyka |
rhetoric
(encz) | rhetoric,styl řeči |
rhetoric
(encz) | rhetoric,výmluvnost |
Rhetoric
(gcide) | Rhetoric \Rhet"o*ric\, n. [F. rh['e]torique, L. rhetorica, Gr.
???? (sc. ???), fr. ??? rhetorical, oratorical, fr. ???
orator, rhetorician; perhaps akin to E. word; cf. ??? to
say.]
1. The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in
prose.
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2. Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and
force. --Locke.
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3. Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation
without conviction or earnest feeling.
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4. Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which
allures or charms.
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Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes. --Daniel.
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rhetoric
(wn) | rhetoric
n 1: using language effectively to please or persuade
2: high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the
grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of
language" [syn: grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness,
grandiloquence, rhetoric]
3: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn:
palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk,
rhetoric]
4: study of the technique and rules for using language
effectively (especially in public speaking) |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
rhetorical
(encz) | rhetorical,rétorický adj: Zdeněk Brožrhetorical,řečnický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
rhetorical device
(encz) | rhetorical device, n: |
rhetorical question
(encz) | rhetorical question,řečnická otázka n: Zdeněk Brož |
rhetorically
(encz) | rhetorically,rétoricky adv: Zdeněk Brožrhetorically,řečnicky adv: Zdeněk Brož |
rhetorician
(encz) | rhetorician,řečník n: Zdeněk Brož |
unrhetorical
(encz) | unrhetorical, adj: |
Irrhetorical
(gcide) | Irrhetorical \Ir`rhe*tor"ic*al\, a.
Not rhetorical.
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irridenta |
Rhetoric
(gcide) | Rhetoric \Rhet"o*ric\, n. [F. rh['e]torique, L. rhetorica, Gr.
???? (sc. ???), fr. ??? rhetorical, oratorical, fr. ???
orator, rhetorician; perhaps akin to E. word; cf. ??? to
say.]
1. The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in
prose.
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2. Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and
force. --Locke.
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3. Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation
without conviction or earnest feeling.
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4. Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which
allures or charms.
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Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes. --Daniel.
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Rhetorical
(gcide) | Rhetorical \Rhe*tor"ic*al\, a. [L. rhetoricus, Gr. ????. See
Rhetoric.]
Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting,
rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical
treatise; a rhetorical flourish.
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They permit him to leave their poetical taste
ungratified, provided that he gratifies their
rhetorical sense. --M. Arnold.
[1913 Webster] -- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness, n.
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Rhetorically
(gcide) | Rhetorical \Rhe*tor"ic*al\, a. [L. rhetoricus, Gr. ????. See
Rhetoric.]
Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting,
rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical
treatise; a rhetorical flourish.
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They permit him to leave their poetical taste
ungratified, provided that he gratifies their
rhetorical sense. --M. Arnold.
[1913 Webster] -- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness, n.
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Rhetoricalness
(gcide) | Rhetorical \Rhe*tor"ic*al\, a. [L. rhetoricus, Gr. ????. See
Rhetoric.]
Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting,
rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical
treatise; a rhetorical flourish.
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They permit him to leave their poetical taste
ungratified, provided that he gratifies their
rhetorical sense. --M. Arnold.
[1913 Webster] -- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness, n.
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Rhetoricate
(gcide) | Rhetoricate \Rhe*tor"i*cate\, v. i. [L. rhetoricari. See
Rhetoric.]
To play the orator. [Obs.] --South.
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Rhetorication
(gcide) | Rhetorication \Rhe*tor`i*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. rh['e]torication.]
Rhetorical amplification. [Obs.] --Waterland.
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Rhetorician
(gcide) | Rhetorician \Rhet`o*ri"cian\, a.
Suitable to a master of rhetoric. "With rhetorician pride."
--Blackmore.
[1913 Webster]Rhetorician \Rhet`o*ri"cian\, n. [Cf. F. rh['e]toricien.]
1. One well versed in the rules and principles of rhetoric.
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The understanding is that by which a man becomes a
mere logician and a mere rhetorician. --F. W.
Robertson.
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2. A teacher of rhetoric.
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The ancient sophists and rhetoricians, which ever
had young auditors, lived till they were an hundred
years old. --Bacon.
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3. An orator; specifically, an artificial orator without
genuine eloquence; a declaimer. --Macaulay.
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rhetorical
(wn) | rhetorical
adj 1: of or relating to rhetoric; "accepted two or three verbal
and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White; "the
rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis
Mumford
2: given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of
thought; "mere rhetorical frippery" [ant: unrhetorical] |
rhetorical device
(wn) | rhetorical device
n 1: a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often
without regard for literal significance) |
rhetorical question
(wn) | rhetorical question
n 1: a statement that is formulated as a question but that is
not supposed to be answered; "he liked to make his points
with rhetorical questions" |
rhetorically
(wn) | rhetorically
adv 1: in a rhetorical manner; "`What can be done?' he asked
rhetorically" |
rhetorician
(wn) | rhetorician
n 1: a person who delivers a speech or oration [syn: orator,
speechmaker, rhetorician, public speaker,
speechifier] |
unrhetorical
(wn) | unrhetorical
adj 1: not rhetorical [ant: rhetorical] |
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