hendiadys

English

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Ancient Greek ἑν (hen), stem of ἑις (heis, “one”) + διά (diá, “through”) + δυοίν (duoín, “two”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɛnˈdaɪ.ədɪs/

Noun

hendiadys (plural hendiadyses)

  1. (rhetoric) a figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.
Examples (rhetoric)

nice and warm (instead of nicely warm)

Translations

French

Alternative forms

Noun

hendiadys m (plural hendiadys)

  1. (rhetoric) hendiadys
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