English noun: euphuism | |||
1. | euphuism (communication) any artificially elegant style of language | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expressive style, style | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Gongorism | ||
2. | euphuism (communication) an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology | ||
Broader (hypernym) | prose | ||