encomiastic
/ɛnkoʊmiˈæstɪk/
encomiastic adjective: of or relating to an encomiast.
Adjective
encomiastic (comparative more encomiastic, superlative most encomiastic)
- Of or relating to an encomiast.
- Bestowing praise; eulogistic; laudatory.
- an encomiastic address or discourse
- [H]is Excellency began drinking wine forthwith and gazing round upon the company, now with the most wonderful frowns, and anon with the blandest smiles, and hiccupped remarks encomiastic of the drink which he was imbibing.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 39, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
Noun
encomiastic (plural encomiastics)
- A panegyric.
- I thank you , Master Compass, for your short Encomiastic1632 (first performance), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “The Magnetick Lady: Or, Humors Reconcil’d. A Comedy […]”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second Folio)...
encomiastic meaning in Bengali
encomiastic in Bengali
- একজন প্রশংসাকারীর সাথে সম্পর্কিত, প্রশংসা প্রদানকারী, প্রশংসামূলক, স্তুতিমূলক, একটি স্তুতিগান
Forms of encomiastic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more encomiastic |
| superlative | most encomiastic |
| Noun | |
| plural | encomiastics |
Origin of encomiastic
From Ancient Greek ἐγκωμιαστικός (enkōmiastikós).
Words formed from encomiastic
Words that rhyme with encomiastic
- plastic
- elastic
- fantastic
- bombastic
- mastic
- spastic
- heteroplastic
- inelastic
- periphrastic
- pleonastic
- aclastic
- alloplastic
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- anaclastic
- anaplastic
- anticlastic
- aplastic
- autoplastic
- basiplastic
- ceroplastic
- chiastic
- clastic
- cosmoplastic
- drastic
- enthusiastic
- epispastic
- gelastic
- gymnastic
- heteroblastic
- holophrastic
- homoblastic
- homoplastic
- macroplastic
- normoplastic
- onomastic
- paraphrastic
- sarcastic
- synclastic
- achondroplastic
- agelastic
- antineoplastic
- antiphrastic
- antispastic
- apicoplastic
- autoschediastic
- cataclastic
- chiliastic
- conplastic
- cranioplastic
- docimastic
- dramastic
- dynastic
- dysplastic
- ecclesiastic
- ectoblastic
- ectoplastic
- electroplastic
- emplastic
- epiblastic
- epinastic
- esemplastic
Questions about encomiastic
- What does encomiastic mean?
- Encomiastic means of or relating to an encomiast.
- What is encomiastic in Bengali?
- Encomiastic in Bengali is একজন প্রশংসাকারীর সাথে সম্পর্কিত, প্রশংসা প্রদানকারী, প্রশংসামূলক. See Encomiastic meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is encomiastic?
- Encomiastic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce encomiastic?
- Encomiastic is pronounced /ɛnkoʊmiˈæstɪk/.
Words near encomiastic in the dictionary
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