- Types Of Speech
- You can use circumlocution as a noun in a sentence.
- About Circumlocution
- A 5 syllables noun and 14 letters with the letters c, i, l, m, n, o, r, t, and u, 8 consonants, 6 vowels and 5 syllables with the middle letters lo. Circumlocution starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters c, ci, cir, circ, circu, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, tion, ution, ..
- Definition
- An indirect way of expressing something
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- Pig Latin
- Circumlocution in Pig Latin is said as "ircumlocutioncay or ircumlocutioncway".
- Unigram
- c | i | r | c | u | m | l | o | c | u | t | i | o | n
- Bigram
- ci | ir | rc | cu | um | ml | lo | oc | cu | ut | ti | io | on
- Trigram
- cir | irc | rcu | cum | uml | mlo | loc | ocu | cut | uti | tio | ion
- Quadrigram
- circ | ircu | rcum | cuml | umlo | mloc | locu | ocut | cuti | utio | tion
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- an indirect way of expressing something
- a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
Synonym | Definition |
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Ambage | a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things |
Ambages | (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action |
Ambit | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet" "the ambit of municipal legislation" "within the compass of this article" "within the scope of an investigation" "outside the reach of the law" "in t |
Anfractuosity | |
Aside | a message that departs from the main subject |
Carousel | large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on |
Carrousel | large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on |
Circling | |
Circuition | |
Circuitousness |
View all cognitive synonyms for Circumlocution
Anagram | Definition |
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Circumlocution | an indirect way of expressing something |
View English words with the unique letters used in circumlocution. Words With The Letters Cilmnortu
Word | Definition |
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Equivocation | falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language |
Evasion | the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver |
Circumlocution Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With C
- Ends With N