Euphuism Definition

yo͝ofyo͝o-ĭzəm
noun
The artificial, affected, high-flown style of speaking or writing used by John Lyly and his imitators, characterized by alliteration, balanced sentences, far-fetched figures of speech, etc.
Webster's New World
Any artificial, high-flown style of speech or writing.
Webster's New World
Affected elegance of language.
American Heritage
An instance of this.
Webster's New World
An example of euphuism.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Euphuism

Noun

Singular:
euphuism
Plural:
euphuisms

Origin of Euphuism

  • After Euphues , a character in Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit and Euphues and his England by John Lyly from Greek euphuēs shapely eu- eu- phuein to grow, bring forth bheuə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Lyly's Euphues.

    From Wiktionary

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