circumlocution

circumlocution is a 14-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 30 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

14 letters · Scrabble 22 · Words With Friends 30 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase.
2. noun. an indirect way of expressing something
3. noun. a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

   Synonyms: ambage, periphrasis

Synonyms

ambage, periphrasis

Common word forms

circumlocutions

Words from these letters

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