Definition
An ornate, exaggerated style of writing popular in 16th-century England, characterized by clever wordplay, elaborate metaphors, and balanced sentences.
Etymology
Named after Euphues, the protagonist of John Lyly's 1578 novel, whose refined and affected manner of speaking gave his name to this literary style.
Kelly Says
Euphuism was the original 'extra' writing style—16th-century writers used puns, alliteration, and wild metaphors so aggressively that Queen Elizabeth I's court absolutely loved it, making bad taste fashionable!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እዩፍ perdere
ee-yoo-f per-deh-reh
ARالعربية
يوفيزية
yūfīzīyah
BNবাংলা
ইউফিউস
ee-yoo-f per-deh-reh
CACatalà
euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
CSČeština
euphuismus
ew-fyoo-i-smoos
DADansk
euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
DEDeutsch
Euphuismus
oy-fyoo-i-smoos
ELΕλληνικά
Ευφουϊσμός
ef-oo-ee-smoss
ESEspañol
euforismo
ew-for-ee-smo
FAفارسی
یوفیسی
yoo-fees-ee
FISuomi
euphuismi
ew-fyoo-ismi
FRFrançais
euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
HAHA
Euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
HEעברית
אופיוסיות
o-fee-oos-ee-ot
HIहिन्दी
यूफ्यूइज्म
yoo-fyoo-izm
HUMagyar
euphuismus
ew-fyoo-i-smoos
IDBahasa Indonesia
euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
IGIG
Euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
ITItaliano
euphuismo
ew-fyoo-ee-smo
KKKK
Еуфийский
yeu-fee-skiy
MSBahasa Melayu
euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
NLNederlands
euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
NONorsk
euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
PLPolski
euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
PTPortuguês
euphuismo
ew-fyoo-ee-smo
RORomână
euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
RUРусский
Евфийский
Yev-fee-skiy
SVSvenska
euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
SWKiswahili
euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
TAதமிழ்
யூஃபியூசம்
yoo-fi-yusam
TEతెలుగు
యుఫియూసము
yoo-fi-yusamu
TLTL
euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
TRTürkçe
euphuisizm
ew-fyoo-ee-izm
UKУкраїнська
Євфійський
yev-fee-skiy
VITiếng Việt
euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
YOYO
Euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism
ZUZU
Euphuisme
ew-fyoo-ism