"Pleonasm" validity in different word game dictionaries
| Dictionary | Validity |
|---|---|
| Scrabble US(US/Canada/Thailand - TWL/NWL) | Yes |
| Scrabble UK(International - SOWPODS/CSW) | Yes |
| Words with Friends(WWF) | Yes |
"pleonasm" Definition
- the use of more words than are necessary to express a meaning. For example, ‘see with your eyes’ is a pleonasm because the same meaning can be expressed using ‘see’.Topics Languagec2
"pleonasm" Synonyms & Antonyms
"pleonasm" synonyms:
- circumlocution,
- convolution,
- redundancy,
- repetition,
- tautology,
- verbiage,
- verbosity,
- circuitousness,
- copiousness,
- diffuseness,
- diffusion,
- garrulity,
- logorrhea,
- long-windedness,
- loquaciousness,
- loquacity,
- periphrasis,
- prolixity,
- redundance
"pleonasm" antonyms:
- conciseness,
- directness,
- terseness,
- straightforwardness,
- lack,
- contradiction,
- oxymoron,
- contradiction-in-terms,
- brevity,
- succinctness,
- taciturnity,