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Definitions for Tautologous
[1] needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”
[2] an instance of such repetition.
[3] Logic . a compound propositional form all of whose instances are true, as “A or not A.” an instance of such a form, as “This candidate will win or will not win.”
[4] the use of words that merely repeat elements of the meaning already conveyed, as in the sentence Will these supplies be adequate enough? in place of Will these supplies be adequate?
[5] logic a statement that is always true, esp a truth-functional expression that takes the value true for all combinations of values of its components, as in either the sun is out or the sun is not out Compare inconsistency (def. 3), contingency (def. 5)
Words related to Tautologous
tautologybombastic, diffuse, flowery, fustian, gabby, garrulous, grandiloquent, involved, loquacious, magniloquent, prolix, redundant, repetitious, repetitive, rhetorical, talkative, tautological, tedious, tortuous, windy
Words nearby Tautologous
tautologytauten, tauto-, tautog, tautologism, tautologize, tautology, tautomer, tautomeric fiber, tautomerism, tautomerize, tautonym
Origin of Tautologous
y1570–80; < Late Latin tautologia < Greek tautología. See tauto-, -logy
Words that may be confused with Tautologous
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, tautologyredundancy, tautology
Other words from Tautologous
tau·to·log·i·cal [tawt-l-oj -i-kuh l] /ˌtɔt lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/ , tau·to·log·ic , tau·tol·o·gous [taw-tol -uh -guh s] /tɔˈtɒl ə gəs/ , adjective
tau·to·log·i·cal·ly , tau·tol·o·gous·ly , adverb
tau·tol·o·gist , noun
non·tau·to·log·i·cal , adjective
non·tau·to·log·i·cal·ly , adverb
un·tau·to·log·i·cal , adjective
un·tau·to·log·i·cal·ly , adverb
Word origin for Tautologous
yC16: from Late Latin tautologia, from Greek, from tautologos
Synonyms for Tautologous
bombastic, circumlocutory, diffuse, flowery, full of air, fustian, gabby, garrulous, grandiloquent, involved, loquacious, magniloquent, palaverous, periphrastic, pleonastic, prolix, redundant, repeating, repetitious, repetitive, rhetorical, talkative, talky, tautological, tedious, tortuous, windy, yacking