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Showing words for RHETORIC using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Rhetoric

rhetoric, torchier

7 Letter Words for Rhetoric

cohitre, heritor, richter, rotchie, theoric, torcher

6 Letter Words for Rhetoric

chirre, chorei, cither, coheir, cohert, corrie, erotic, hector, heriot, heroic, oretic, orrice, orthic, rector, rhetor, rhotic, richer, rioter, rocher, rochet, rotche, rother, tercio, thoric, thrice, tocher, troche, trochi

5 Letter Words for Rhetoric

cheir, chert, chiro, chirr, chirt, choir, chore, chort, citer, corer, cothe, crier, crith, crore, eoith, ethic, hirer, hotei, ichor, ither, ocher, other, recit, recti, recto, reich, retch, retro, rheic, ricer, riche, richt, rithe, roche, roric, rorie, rotch, roter, theic, their, theor, thore, throe, ticer, tirer, toher, torch, toric, trice, trier, trior, troch, troic

4 Letter Words for Rhetoric

cero, cert, ceti, cher, chit, cire, cite, cito, coir, coit, core, corr, cort, cote, coth, crit, croh, echo, echt, ecto, eric, erth, etch, etic, heir, hero, herr, hert, hire, hiro, hoer, hoit, hore, hort, hote, hoti, icer, icho, itch, iter, oche, ocht, oeci, orch, orth, otic, rect, reit, rheo, rhet, rice, rich, rier, riot, rite, roch, roer, roit, rort, rotc, rote, roti, tche, tchr, tech, tehr, terr, thio, thir, thor, thro, tice, tich, tier, tire, tirr, toch, torc, tore, tori, torr, trie, trio

3 Letter Words for Rhetoric

ceo, cer, che, chi, cho, cie, cir, cit, cor, cot, cro, crt, cte, cto, ctr, ech, eco, ect, eir, err, ert, etc, eth, hei, heo, her, het, hic, hie, hir, hit, hoc, hoe, hoi, hor, hot, ice, ich, ire, och, oct, oer, oie, orc, ore, ort, otc, rct, rec, reh, rei, rhe, rho, rie, rio, rit, roc, roe, roi, rot, rte, rti, tch, tec, ter, the, tho, tic, tie, toc, toe, toi, tor, tri

Definitions for Rhetoric

[1] (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
[2] the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech.
[3] the study of the effective use of language.
[4] the ability to use language effectively.
[5] the art of prose in general as opposed to verse.
[6] the art of making persuasive speeches; oratory.
[7] (in classical oratory) the art of influencing the thought and conduct of an audience.
[8] (in older use) a work on rhetoric.
[9] the study of the technique of using language effectively
[10] the art of using speech to persuade, influence, or please; oratory
[11] excessive use of ornamentation and contrivance in spoken or written discourse; bombast
[12] speech or discourse that pretends to significance but lacks true meaning all the politician says is mere rhetoric

Words related to Rhetoric

oratory, hyperbole, grandiloquence, bombast, magniloquence, verbosity, pomposity, elocution, eloquence, rant, discourse, oration, address, balderdash, fustian, composition

Words nearby Rhetoric

rhesus monkey, rhet., rhetian, rhetic, rhetor, rhetoric, rhetorical, rhetorical question, rhetorical stress, rhetorician, rheum

Origin of Rhetoric

1300–50; < Latin rhētorica < Greek rhētorikḕ (téchnē ) rhetorical (art); replacing Middle English rethorik < Medieval Latin rēthorica, Latin rhētorica, as above

Word origin for Rhetoric

C14: via Latin from Greek rhētorikē (tekhnē ) (the art of) rhetoric, from rhētōr rhetor

Synonyms for Rhetoric

hyperbole, oratory, address, balderdash, bombast, composition, discourse, elocution, eloquence, fustian, grandiloquence, magniloquence, oration, pomposity, rant, verbosity, big talk, flowery language, hot air