figure of speech
figure of speech noun: a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use to produce a rhetorical effect.
Noun
figure of speech (plural figures of speech)
- A word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use to produce a rhetorical effect.
- Synonyms:
- turn of phrase
- A turn of phrase that is not intended to be interpreted literally, but is used solely as a rhetorical device for the purpose of facilitating effective and nuanced communication.
- I hope you didn't take it the wrong way, that was a figure of speech.
figure of speech meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Sanskrit
figure of speech in Bengali
- figure of speech; rhetorical device
- অলঙ্কার oloṅkar
figure of speech in Kannada
- ಅಲಂಕಾರ, ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸೊಗಸು, ಅರ್ಥಾಲಂಕಾರ, ಶಬ್ದಾಲಂಕಾರ, ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ಶೋಭೆಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಗುಣ
figure of speech in Sanskrit
- a figure of speech
- समुच्चय samuccaya
- figure of speech, metaphor, simile, comparison
- रूपक rūpaka
More languagesFewer languages
- figure of speech in Tagalog
- tayutay
- figure of speech in Malay
- bunga bahasa
- figure of speech in Indonesian
- majas, gaya bahasa
Synonyms of figure of speech
Forms of figure of speech
| plural | figures of speech |
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Questions about figure of speech
- What does figure of speech mean?
- Figure of speech means a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use to produce a rhetorical effect.
- What is figure of speech in Tamil?
- Figure of speech in Tamil is அணி. See Figure of speech meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is figure of speech?
- Figure of speech is a noun.
- What is the plural of figure of speech?
- The plural of figure of speech is figures of speech.
Words near figure of speech in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: figure of speech (page history and authors); figure of speech (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অলঙ্কার (Bengali) (page history and authors); figure of speech (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); रूपक (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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