Feminine

Phrase

Meaning

  1. (also, feminine) phrase
  2. (especially, feminine) a hackneyed or inane expression

Synonyms

Redeblume

hohles Gerede

abgedroschenes Wort

Platitude

nichtssagende Redensart

nichts sagende Redensart

leeres Stroh

Leerformel

sinnentleerte Chiffre

Sprachhülse

hohle Phrase

einfache Formel

Phrasendrescherrei

leeres Gerede

redundanter Ausdruck

Frequency

35k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfʁaːzə/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

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