- euphuist
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euphuist
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Euphuist — Eu phu*ist, n. One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high flown diction. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
euphuist — See euphuism. * * * … Universalium
euphuist — eu·phu·ist … English syllables
euphuist — noun see euphuism … Useful english dictionary
euphuism — euphuist, n. euphuistic, euphuistical, adj. euphuistically, adv. /yooh fyooh iz euhm/, n. 1. an affected style in imitation of that of Lyly, fashionable in England about the end of the 16th century, characterized chiefly by long series of… … Universalium
Affectation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Affectation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 affectation affectation Sgm: N 1 affectedness affectedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 acting a part acting a part &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 pretense pretense &c.(falsehood) 544 … English dictionary for students
Ornament — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ornament >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ornament ornament Sgm: N 1 floridness c.adj floridness c.adj GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 turgidity turgidity turgescence Sgm: N 2 altiloquence altiloquence &c. >Adj … English dictionary for students
euphuism — noun Etymology: Euphues, character in prose romances by John Lyly Date: 1592 1. an elegant Elizabethan literary style marked by excessive use of balance, antithesis, and alliteration and by frequent use of similes drawn from mythology and nature… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Joshua Sylvester — (1563 28 September 1618) was an English poet. He was the son of a Kentish clothier. In his tenth year he was sent to school at King Edward VI School, Southampton, where he gained a knowledge of French. After about three years at school, he… … Wikipedia
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