Tautological — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˌɔːɾəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tˌɔːtəlˈɒdʒɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˌɔːtəlˈɒdʒɪkəl/

5 syllables Say it as /tˌɔːɾəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl/.

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

redundant pleonastic 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

tautologisch

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

🇫🇷French

tautologique

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

🇪🇸Spanish

tautológico

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

🇮🇹Italian

tautologico

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

🇳🇱Dutch

tautologisch

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

tautológico

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

🇷🇺Russian

тавтологический

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

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुलापिक

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

🇮🇳Telugu

టాటోలాజికల్

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

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટૉટોલોજિકલ

જુદા જુદા શબ્દોમાં સમાન અર્થનું પુનરાવર્તન; ; ; - જે.બી.કોનન્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೌಟಲಾಜಿಕಲ್

ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಪದಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದೇ ಅರ್ಥದ ಪುನರಾವರ್ತನೆ; ; ; - ಜೆ.ಬಿ.ಕಾನಂಟ್

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

同义反复的

用不同的词重复相同的意思； ; ; ——J·B·科南特

🇯🇵Japanese

トートロジー的な

同じ意味を異なる言葉で繰り返すこと。 ; ; - J.B.コナント

🇰🇷Korean

동어반복의

다른 단어로 같은 의미를 반복함; ; ; - J.B.코넌트

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lặp lại

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

🇹🇭Thai

ซ้ำซาก

การทำซ้ำความหมายเดียวกันด้วยคำที่ต่างกัน ; ; - เจ.บี.โคนันท์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tautologis

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

🇲🇾Malay

tautologi

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

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حشو

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

🇮🇷Persian

توتولوژیک

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

🇹🇷Turkish

totolojik

aynı anlamın farklı kelimelerle tekrarı; ; ; -J.B.Conant

🇮🇱Hebrew

טאוטולוגי

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

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

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

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

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

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

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