Circumlocution

  • 121plumply — I. adverb Date: 1611 in a plump way < a plumply pretty girl > II. adverb Etymology: 3plump Date: 1786 in a wholehearted manner and without hesitation or circumlocution ; forthrightly …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 122plumpness — I. noun Date: 1545 the quality or state of being plump II. noun Date: 1780 freedom from hesitation or circumlocution …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 123circumlocutory — adjective see circumlocution …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 124Euphemism — A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener, [ [http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/Euphemism Euphemism] Webster s Online&#8230; …

    Wikipedia

  • 125Jew — A Jew (Hebrew: יְהוּדִי, Yehudi (sl.); he. יְהוּדִים, Yehudim (pl.); Ladino: ג׳ודיו, Djudio (sl.); ג׳ודיוס, Djudios (pl.); Yiddish: ייִד, Yid (sl.); yi. ייִדן, Yidn (pl.)) [According to the The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language …

    Wikipedia

  • 126Kenning — A kenning (Old Norse kenning [cʰɛnːiŋg] , Modern Icelandic pronunciation [cʰɛnːiŋk] ) is a circumlocution used instead of an ordinary noun in Old Norse and later Icelandic poetry. For example, Old Norse poets might replace sverð , the regular&#8230; …

    Wikipedia

  • 127List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both&#8230; …

    Wikipedia

  • 128Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — Infobox minister office border = parliamentary minister = prime title = Prime Minister jurisdiction = the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland incumbent = Gordon Brown tookoffice = 27 June 2007 appointed by = Elizabeth II monarch …

    Wikipedia