Associations to the word «Rhetoric»
Noun
- Sermon
- Burke
- Allegory
- Essay
- Racism
- Reagan
- Abolitionist
- Blair
- Amplification
- Manual
- Curriculum
- Jurisprudence
- Historiography
- Imitation
- Seneca
- Contingent
- Genre
- Propaganda
- Composition
- Padua
- Ce
- Islamist
- Legitimacy
- Literature
- Discipline
- Dialogue
- Marxism
- Modernism
- Enlightenment
- Practical
- Descartes
- Entry
- Worldview
- Idiom
- Ambiguity
- Ethics
- Deliberation
- Handbook
- Feminist
- Debate
- Audience
- Politics
- Physic
- Carthage
- Plutarch
- Flourish
- Scholastic
- Reality
- Feminism
- Greek
- Imperialism
- Tutor
- Astrology
- Emphasis
- Flattery
- Democracy
- Bourgeois
- Athens
- Modernity
- Imagery
- Professor
Adjective
Wiktionary
RHETORIC, adjective. Synonym of rhetorical.
RHETORIC, noun. The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
RHETORIC, noun. Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.
Dictionary definition
RHETORIC, noun. Using language effectively to please or persuade.
RHETORIC, noun. High-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language".
RHETORIC, noun. Loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric".
RHETORIC, noun. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking).
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.