Rhetoric

Rhetoric (N)

Pronunciation: ret-uh-rik

Word Meaning:

1. The art or skill of persuasive speaking or writing; the use of language to persuade, influence, or impress.
2. Excessive or elaborate language that is often insincere or intended to deceive.

Uses in Sentence:

1. The politician’s speech was filled with powerful rhetoric to sway the voters.
2. His promises were dismissed as mere rhetoric without any concrete plans.

Synonyms:

1. Oratory
2. Eloquence
3. Persuasion
4. Grandiloquence
5. Articulation

Antonyms:

1. Silence
2. Conciseness
3. Plainness
4. Inarticulateness
5. Candidness

Word Meaning in Hindi: वक्रपटुता (Vakrapatuta) or भाषण कला (Bhashan Kala)

Word uses in Hindi:

1. राजनीतिक नेता का भाषण मतदाताओं को प्रभावित करने के लिए शक्तिशाली वक्रपटुता से भरा था। (The politician’s speech was filled with powerful rhetoric to sway the voters.)
2. उसके वादों को सिर्फ वक्रपटुता माना गया और उसमें कोई ठोस योजना नहीं थी। (His promises were dismissed as mere rhetoric without any concrete plans.)