elocutionary
/,elə'kju:ʃnəri/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to elocution: Pertaining to the skill or style of clear and expressive speech, especially in public speaking or performance.
- Overly embellished in style: Describing a manner of speaking that is excessively ornate, artificial, or affected in its delivery.
Examples of Usage
Relating to elocution:
- She took elocutionary lessons to improve her public speaking.
- The actor's elocutionary technique was praised for its clarity and power.
Overly embellished in style:
- His elocutionary delivery, full of dramatic pauses and flourishes, felt unnatural to the audience.
- The politician's speech was criticized for its elocutionary excess, prioritizing style over substance.
Advanced Usage
"Elocutionary art": The craft or skill of effective public speaking.
- He studied the elocutionary art to become a more persuasive orator.
"Elocutionary effect": The impact created by a particular style of speech delivery.
- The poem's meaning was lost due to the reader's exaggerated elocutionary effect.
Variants and Related Words
Elocution (n): The skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation.
- Her elocution was so perfect that every word was understood.
Elocutionist (n): A person who is skilled in or teaches elocution.
- The famous elocutionist coached many actors and public speakers.
Synonyms
- Oratorical: Relating to the art of public speaking.
- Declamatory: Vehement or rhetorical in style; intended for effect.
- Affected: Artificial, pretentious, or designed to impress.
Antonyms
- Colloquial: Used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
- Natural: Free from affectation or artificiality.
- Unadorned: Plain; not decorated or embellished.
Adjective
- (used of style of speaking) overly embellished
- an elocutionary Oxonian delivery
- of or relating to elocution
- elocutionary recitals