Diction

English

Noun

Diction (uncountable)

1. The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice, and presentation of said words.

Adjectives for Diction

stilted; meticulous; parietal; exquisite; tragic; dignified; metaphorical; illogical; artless; terse; elaborate; glowing; extravagant; loitering; poetic; racy; fashionable; classical; unadorned; overwhelming; peculiar; crabbed; bold.

Synonyms for Diction

style, expression, choice of wording, vocabulary, language, verbiage, phraseology

Related terms

• dictate

Translations

clarity in speech

Bulgarian: дикция Dutch: dictie f. Hebrew: דיקציה (diqtzia) f. Persian: گویه (guyeh), بیان (bayan) Portuguese: dicção (pt) f.

Russian: дикция (ru) (díkcija) f. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: дѝкција (sh) f. Roman: dìkcija (sh) f. Spanish: dicción m.

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  Rhymes: -ɪkʃən