cacozelia
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cacozēlia (“a bad, faulty, awkward imitation”), from Ancient Greek κᾰκοζηλία (kakozēlía, “unhappy imitation, affectation”).
Noun edit
cacozelia (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) A stylistic affectation of diction, such as throwing in foreign words to appear learned.
- (rhetoric) Bad taste in words or selection of metaphor, either to make the facts appear worse or to disgust the auditors.
Hyponyms edit
References edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κᾰκοζηλία (kakozēlía, “unhappy imitation", "affectation”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ka.kozˈzeː.li.a/, [käkɔz̪ˈd̪͡z̪eːlʲiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka.kodˈd͡ze.li.a/, [käkod̪ˈd̪͡z̪ɛːliä]
Noun edit
cacozēlia f (genitive cacozēliae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cacozēlia | cacozēliae |
| Genitive | cacozēliae | cacozēliārum |
| Dative | cacozēliae | cacozēliīs |
| Accusative | cacozēliam | cacozēliās |
| Ablative | cacozēliā | cacozēliīs |
| Vocative | cacozēlia | cacozēliae |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: cacozelia
References edit
- “cacozelia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press