cacozelia
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin cacozēlia (“a bad, faulty, awkward imitation”), from Ancient Greek κᾰκοζηλία (kakozēlía, “unhappy imitation, affectation”).
Noun
editcacozelia (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
editReferences
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κᾰκοζηλία (kakozēlía, “unhappy imitation", "affectation”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ka.kozˈzeː.li.a/, [käkɔz̪ˈd̪͡z̪eːlʲiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka.kodˈd͡ze.li.a/, [käkod̪ˈd̪͡z̪ɛːliä]
Noun
editcacozēlia f (genitive cacozēliae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-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
editDescendants
edit- English: cacozelia
References
edit- “cacozelia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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