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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Rhetoric (0.01065 detik)
Found 4 items, similar to Rhetoric.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: rhetoric retorik
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: rhetoric kepandaiaan berpidato
English → English (WordNet) Definition: rhetoric rhetoric n 1: using language effectively to please or persuade 2: high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation [syn: grandiosity, magniloquence, grandiloquence] 3: loud and confused and empty talk; “mere rhetoric” [syn: palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk] 4: study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rhetoric Rhetoric \Rhet"o*ric\, n. [F. rh['e]torique, L. rhetorica, Gr. ???? (sc. ???), fr. ??? rhetorical, oratorical, fr. ??? orator, rhetorician; perhaps akin to E. word; cf. ??? to say.] 1. The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose. [1913 Webster] 2. Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling. [1913 Webster] 4. Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms. [1913 Webster] Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes. --Daniel. [1913 Webster]

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