- Types Of Speech
- You can use elliptic as a article or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Elliptic
- A 3 syllables article and 8 letters with the letters c, e, i, l, p, and t, 5 consonants, 3 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters ip. Elliptic starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters e, el, ell, elli, ellip, and the ending characters are c, ic, tic, ptic, iptic, . Elliptic is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- Characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; "the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"; "the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H.O.Taylor
- Origin/Roots
- Ancient Greek
- Pig Latin
- Elliptic in Pig Latin is said as "ellipticay or ellipticway".
- Unigram
- e | l | l | i | p | t | i | c
- Bigram
- el | ll | li | ip | pt | ti | ic
- Trigram
- ell | lli | lip | ipt | pti | tic
- Quadrigram
- elli | llip | lipt | ipti | ptic
- Word Gram
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements;
"the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints";
"the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H.O.Taylor - rounded like an egg
- of a leaf shape;
in the form of an ellipse
- Article Examples
- containing or characterized by ellipsis;
"the clause of comparison is often elliptical"- G.O.Curme
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated | (of clothing) very short "an abbreviated swimsuit" "a brief bikini" |
| Abridged | (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting "an abridged version" |
| Absent | go away or leave "He absented himself" |
| Absentminded | lost in thought showing preoccupation "an absent stare" "an absentminded professer" "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" |
| Abstracted | lost in thought showing preoccupation "an absent stare" "an absentminded professer" "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" |
| Aphoristic | terse and witty and like a maxim "much given to apothegmatic instruction" |
| Aposiopestic | |
| Apothegmatic | terse and witty and like a maxim "much given to apothegmatic instruction" |
| Bell Like | |
| Bell Shaped |
View all cognitive synonyms for Elliptic
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Elliptic | characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements "the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints" "the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H.O.Taylor |
View English words with the unique letters used in elliptic. Words With The Letters Ceilpt
| Similar Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Concise | expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation" |
Elliptic Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With E
- Ends With C
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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