hendiadys

hen·di·a·dys

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hen-dahy-uh-dis]
- /hɛnˈdaɪ ə dɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hen-dahy-uh-dis]
- /hɛnˈdaɪ ə dɪs/

Definitions of hendiadys word

noun hendiadys a figure in which a complex idea is expressed by two words connected by a copulative conjunction: “to look with eyes and envy” instead of “with envious eyes.”. 1
noun hendiadys The expression of a single idea by two words connected with “ and, ” e.g., nice and warm, when one could be used to modify the other, as in nicely warm. 1
noun hendiadys a rhetorical device by which two nouns joined by a conjunction, usually and, are used instead of a noun and a modifier, as in to run with fear and haste instead of to run with fearful haste 0
noun hendiadys a figure of speech in which two nouns joined by and are used instead of a noun and a modifier (Ex.: deceit and words for deceitful words) 0
noun hendiadys (rhetoric) a figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea. 0

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Origin of hendiadys

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

1580-90; < Medieval Latin; alteration of Greek phrase hèn dià dyoîn one through two, one by means of two

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Parts of speech for Hendiadys

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hendiadys

hendiadys popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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