circumlocution English

Meaning circumlocution meaning

What does circumlocution mean?

circumlocution

— noun an indirect way of expressing something

— noun a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

Synonyms circumlocution synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as circumlocution?

circumlocution English » English

periphrasis

euphemism

roundabout

indirectness

indirect expression

euphuism

ambage

verbosity

roving

roundaboutation

roundabout expression

rambling discourse

periphrase

obliqueness

loquacity

indirect

garrulity

euphemistic

discursiveness

diffuseness

circumbendibus