English dictionary

rhetoric

/'r/E/t/@/r/I/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

using language effectively to please or persuade

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

noun.communication

Synonyms grandiloquence grandiosity magniloquence ornateness

Source: WordNet 3.0
loud and confused and empty talk

noun.communication

Examples
Mere rhetoric.

Synonyms empty talk empty words hot air palaver

Source: WordNet 3.0
study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

noun.cognition

Source: WordNet 3.0
The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose.

noun

Source: webster1913