Pleonastic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

repetition of same sense in different words; ; ; - J.B.Conant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plɪənˈæstɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/plɪənˈastɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plɪənˈastɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /plɪənˈæstɪk/.

Examples

`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions
the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological
at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tautological redundant tautologic

Parts of Speech

adjective

repetition of same sense in different words; ; ; - J.B.Conant

“`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions”

Word Forms

pleonasm	noun	using more words than necessary
redundancy	noun	the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
tautology	noun	useless repetition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

pleonastisch

Wiederholung derselben Bedeutung in verschiedenen Worten; ; ; - J.B.Conant

🇫🇷French

pléonastique

répétition du même sens dans des mots différents ; ; ; - J.B. Conant

🇪🇸Spanish

pleonástico

repetición del mismo sentido en diferentes palabras; ; ; - JBConant

🇮🇹Italian

pleonastico

ripetizione dello stesso senso in parole diverse; ; ; - J.B.Conant

🇳🇱Dutch

pleonastisch

herhaling van dezelfde betekenis in verschillende woorden; ; ; - J.B.Conant

🇵🇹Portuguese

pleonástico

repetição do mesmo sentido em palavras diferentes; ; ; - J.B.Conant

🇷🇺Russian

плеонастический

повторение одного и того же смысла разными словами; ; ; - Дж.Б.Конант

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फुफ्फुसावरणीय

भिन्न-भिन्न शब्दों में एक ही भाव की पुनरावृत्ति; ; ; - जे.बी.कॉनेंट

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్లీనాస్టిక్

వేర్వేరు పదాలలో ఒకే భావాన్ని పునరావృతం చేయడం; ; ; - జె.బి.కోనెంట్

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്ലോനാസ്റ്റിക്

വ്യത്യസ്ത വാക്കുകളിൽ ഒരേ അർത്ഥത്തിൻ്റെ ആവർത്തനം; ; ; - ജെ.ബി.കോണൻ്റ്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冗长的

用不同的词重复相同的意思； ; ; ——J·B·科南特

🇯🇵Japanese

多能性の

同じ意味を異なる言葉で繰り返すこと。 ; ; - J.B.コナント

🇰🇷Korean

플레온성

다른 단어로 같은 의미를 반복함; ; ; - J.B.코넌트

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tràn dịch màng phổi

sự lặp lại ý nghĩa tương tự trong các từ khác nhau; ; ; - J.B.Conant

🇹🇭Thai

สมบูรณ์

การทำซ้ำความหมายเดียวกันด้วยคำที่ต่างกัน ; ; - เจ.บี.โคนันท์

🇮🇩Indonesian

mubazir

pengulangan makna yang sama pada kata yang berbeda; ; ; - J.B.Conant

🇲🇾Malay

pleonastik

pengulangan rasa yang sama dalam perkataan yang berbeza; ; ; - J.B.Conant

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طبلي

تكرار نفس المعنى بكلمات مختلفة؛ ; ; - جي بي كونانت

🇮🇷Persian

پلئوناستیک

تکرار همان معنا در کلمات مختلف؛ ; ; - جی بی کانانت

🇮🇱Hebrew

פלונסטי

חזרה על אותו מובן במילים שונות; ; ; - J.B.Conant

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What is the primary definition of the word 'pleonastic'?

The primary meaning of 'pleonastic' is 'repetition of same sense in different words; ; ; - J.B.Conant'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pleonastic' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'pleonastic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pleonastic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pleonastic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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