Found 3 items, similar to euphuism.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: euphuism cara yg terlalu agung
English → English (WordNet) Definition: euphuism euphuism n 1: any artificially elegant style of language 2: an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology
English → English (gcide) Definition: euphuism euphuism \eu"phu*ism\ ([=u]"f[-u]*[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. e'yfyh`s well grown, graceful; e'y^ well + fyh` growth, fr. fy`ein to grow. This affected style of conversation and writing, fashionable for some time in the court of Elizabeth, had its origin from the fame of Lyly's books, “Euphues, or the Anatomy of Wit,” and “Euphues and his England.”] (Rhet.) An affectation of excessive elegance and refinement of language; high-flown diction. [1913 Webster]