Epigrammatism

/ˌɛpɪˈɡræmətɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The practice, style, or excessive use of epigrams; the quality of being epigrammatic.

Etymology

From 'epigram' plus '-atism' (a practice or system). This noun describes either the genuine art form of writing epigrams or the excessive, affected use of witty brevity.

Kelly Says

There's a fine line between epigrammatism as an art form and just being annoyingly clever—some writers learn to make every phrase a joke, and it gets exhausting to read.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምሳሌ
mis-a-le
ARالعربية
التلميح
al-talmih
BNবাংলা
উক্তি
uk-ti
CACatalà
epigram
e-pi-gram
CSČeština
epigramatizace
e-pi-gram-a-ti-tsa-ce
DADansk
epigrammatisering
e-pi-gram-ma-tee-ring
DEDeutsch
Epigrammatismus
e-pi-gram-ma-ti-zus
ELΕλληνικά
επιγράμμα
e-pi-gram-ma
ESEspañol
epigrammatismo
e-pi-gram-ma-tis-mo
FAفارسی
پند
pend
FISuomi
epigrammatismi
e-pi-gram-ma-ttis-mi
FRFrançais
épigrammatisme
e-pi-gram-ma-tism
GUGU
વ્યંગ
vyang
HAHA
tattara
tat-ta-ra
HEעברית
אפיפון
e-fi-fon
HIहिन्दी
उपमा
u-pa-ma
HUMagyar
epigrammatizmus
e-pi-gram-ma-ti-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
epigram
e-pi-gram
IGIG
ụkpụrụ
ook-pu-ru
ITItaliano
epigrammaticità
e-pi-gram-ma-ti-ta
JA日本語
ことわざの傾向
koto-wa-za-no-ken-zou
KKKK
epigram
e-pi-gram
KMKM
ប្រពន្ធ
bra-pov-n
KO한국어
비유성
bi-yu-seong
MRMR
उपमा
u-pa-ma
MSBahasa Melayu
epigram
e-pi-gram
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံ
pon
NLNederlands
epigrammatisme
e-pi-gram-ma-tism
NONorsk
epigrammatisering
e-pi-gram-ma-tee-ring
PAPA
ਉਪਮਾ
u-pa-ma
PLPolski
epigramatyzm
e-pi-gram-a-tyzm
PTPortuguês
epigrammatismo
e-pi-gram-ma-tis-mo
RORomână
epigramatizarea
e-pi-gram-a-tee-za-rea
RUРусский
эпиграмма
e-pi-gram-ma
SVSvenska
epigrammatisering
e-pi-gram-ma-tee-ring
SWKiswahili
epigram
e-pi-gram
TAதமிழ்
குறிப்பு
ku-ri-ppu
TEతెలుగు
పద్యం
pa-dya-m
THไทย
สุภาษิต
su-pa-sat
TLTL
epigram
e-pi-gram
TRTürkçe
epigramatizma
e-pi-gram-a-tiz-ma
UKУкраїнська
епіграма
e-pi-gram-a
URاردو
مثال
mithal
VITiếng Việt
biếm
bee-em
YOYO
epigram
e-pi-gram
ZH中文
刻画
kè huà
ZUZU
epigram
e-pi-gram

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