- euphemism als zelfstandig naamwoord:
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euphemism
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 euphemism
An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh.
Roget 577: ornament; floridness c†. adj.. turgidity, turgescence†; altiloquence etc. adj.†; declamation, teratology†; well-rounded periods; elegance etc. 578; ... meer laten zien
Roget 933: flattery, adulation, gloze; blandishment, blandiloquence†; cajolery; fawning, wheedling etc. v.; captation†, coquetry, obsequiousness, sycophancy, ... meer laten zien
Nederlands: eufemisme, verbloeming
Pools: eufemizm
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
Roget 578: elegant, polished, classical, Attic, correct, Ciceronian, artistic; chaste, pure, Saxon, academical†. graceful, easy, readable, ... meer laten zien
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: Gongorism, affectation, affectedness, amelioration, artfulness, artifice, artificiality, cushioning, elegance, euphuism, exquisiteness, formalism, formality, goody-goodness, goody-goodyism, hyperelegance, indirect, manneredness, mannerism, mild ... meer laten zien.
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