periphrastic

Significat (Anglès)

1. (not-comparable) Expressed in more words than are necessary.
2. (not-comparable) Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory.
3. (not-comparable) Characterized by periphrasis.

Conceptes

perifràstic

Sinònims

circumlocutory

ambagious

circumlocutious

indirect

roundabout

circumlocutional

Traduccions

περιφραστικός

périphrastique

perifrástico

omschrijvend

perifrastisch

uitvoerig

perifrastico

perifrástico

dolambaçlı söz türünden

periphrastisch

dolambaçlı ifade edilmiş

إسهابي

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌpɛ.ɹɪˈfɹæ.stik/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós), from περίφρασις (períphrasis, “periphrasis”).