rhetorisch
rhetorical
English translations
- 01
rhetorical
Word details
- German meaning
- Die Kunst der überzeugenden Rede betreffend; eine Frage, die keine Antwort erwartet.
- English meaning
- Rhetorical
- Synonym
- sprachgewandt, wortgewandt
- German example
- Seine Rede war rhetorisch sehr geschickt.
- English example
- His speech was very rhetorically skillful.
- Comparative
- rhetorischerSuperlative: am rhetorischsten
Related words
- Anadiplose
Anadiplosis is a rhetorical device in which the last word or words of one sentence or clause are repeated at the beginning of the next sentence or clause.
- Syllepse
syllepsis
- Syllepsis
Syllepsis
- Litotes
Litotes
- Antiphrasis
Antiphrasis is a rhetorical figure in which a word or statement is used figuratively to express the opposite of what is actually meant.
- Wortspiel
Pun
- Anastrophe
Anastrophe
- Praeteritio
Praeteritio
- Anaptyxe
Anaptyxis
- Stilmittel
Figure of speech, stylistic device
- Antiphrase
antiphrasis
- Metonym
Metonymy
- Asyndeton
An asyndeton is a rhetorical device where words or phrases are listed without conjunctions to create a more impactful effect.
- chiastisch
Chiastic
- synekdochisch
Synecdochic
- Synekdoche
Synecdoche
- Paralipse
Paralipsis
- Metonymie
Metonymy
- Trope
trope
- Charientismus
Charientismus
- Stilebene
Style level
- Oxymoron
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms to create a new meaning.
- Chiasmus
Chiasmus
Example sentences with “rhetorisch”
Das war nur eine rhetorische Frage. (That was just a rhetorical question.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the noun for 'rhetorisch'?
The noun is 'die Rhetorik' (rhetoric).