Associations to the word «Diction»
Noun
- Ary
- Contra
- Elegance
- Wordsworth
- Idiom
- Richness
- Coleridge
- Imagery
- Purity
- Clarity
- Peculiarity
- Simplicity
- Vocabulary
- Prose
- Syntax
- Propriety
- Eloquence
- Bene
- Splendour
- Chaucer
- Metaphor
- Felicity
- Pronunciation
- Sentiment
- Accent
- Keats
- Poetry
- Originality
- Pre
- Rhetoric
- Allusion
- Pomp
- Pathos
- Acting
- Cadence
- Verse
- Magnificence
- Dryden
- Fable
- Ode
- Elegy
- Rhythm
- Refinement
- Grammar
- Poem
- Rhyme
- Dictionary
- Articulation
- Addiction
- Orthography
- Oration
- Sensibility
- Prediction
- Delicacy
- Sincerity
- Obscurity
- Phrase
- Dialect
- Utterance
- Jurisdiction
- Epistle
- Poet
- Sonnet
- Quotation
- Stanza
- Orator
- Tennyson
- Aristotle
- Lexicon
- Mastery
- Style
Adjective
Wiktionary
DICTION, noun. The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice, and presentation of said words.
Dictionary definition
DICTION, noun. The articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience.
DICTION, noun. The manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton.
Wise words
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say
"infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no
word left when you want to talk about something really
infinite.