pleonastic

Meanings

• Adjective

  Using more words than necessary to express an idea, especially redundantly or unnecessarily.

  - "The pleonastic use of words in his speech made it difficult for the audience to follow."
  - "His pleonastic writing style made the article longer than necessary."

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Variants

List of all variants of pleonastic that leads to same result
pleonasm , pleonasms , pleonastic , pleonastically

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Etymology

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From the Greek pleonasthēs ('abundant, copious, superfluous') + -astic.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'pleonastic' was first used in English literature in the 16th century.

2. The use of pleonastic expressions can make writing or speech more poetic and elegant, but it can also make it more confusing and difficult to understand.

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Related Concepts

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1. Redundancy: The use of more words than necessary to convey an idea, often resulting in pleonastic expressions.

2. Tautology: A figure of speech in which the same idea is repeated in different words, often resulting in pleonastic expressions.

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1. mnemonics
   

   - Think of the word 'pleonastic' as meaning 'redundant' or 'superfluous' in speech or writing.

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