Associations to the word «Euphuism»

Wiktionary

EUPHUISM, noun. (uncountable) An ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes.
EUPHUISM, noun. An example of euphuism.

Dictionary definition

EUPHUISM, noun. Any artificially elegant style of language.
EUPHUISM, noun. 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.

Wise words

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.
Napoleon Hill