verbloeming

Dutch

Etymology

From verbloemen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ver‧bloe‧ming

Noun

verbloeming f (plural verbloemingen, diminutive verbloemingetje n)

1. a euphemistic or masked phrasing, vaguery
2. an excuse, apologetic phrasing, justification
3. a rhetoric figure of speech
4. a fleuron, floral ornament
5. (chemistry) an efflorescence

Synonyms

• (rhetoric): stijlbloem