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Gongorism

Gongorism noun: a florid literary style with many puns etc.

Noun

Gongorism (countable and uncountable, plural Gongorisms)

  1. A florid literary style with many puns etc.
    • J. A. Symonds
      The Renaissance riots itself away in Marinism, Gongorism, Euphuism, and the affectations of the Hôtel Rambouillet.

Gongorism meaning in Tamil

Gongorism in Tamil

செயற்கை அணிநடை

Forms of Gongorism

pluralGongorisms

Origin of Gongorism

From Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet, + -ism.

Questions about Gongorism

What does Gongorism mean?
Gongorism means a florid literary style with many puns etc.
What is Gongorism in Tamil?
Gongorism in Tamil is செயற்கை அணிநடை. See Gongorism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Gongorism?
Gongorism is a noun.
What is the plural of Gongorism?
The plural of Gongorism is Gongorisms.

Words near Gongorism in the dictionary

  1. gongoozles
  2. gongoozling
  3. gongora
  4. gongoras
  5. Gongoresque
  6. Gongorism
  7. Gongorisms
  8. Gongorist
  9. Gongoristic
  10. Gongorists
  11. GONGOs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Gongorism (page history and authors); gongorism (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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