Circumlocution vs Implicit - What's the difference?
circumlocution | implicit |
A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
A roundabout expression. See also euphemism
Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
* 1983 , (Ronald Reagan),
Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown
Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
* 1765 , Anonymous,
(obsolete) entangled, twisted together.
* Alexander Pope
As a noun circumlocution
is a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.As an adjective implicit is
implied indirectly, without being directly expressed.circumlocution
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(en noun)Synonyms
* beat around the bush * periphrasis * ambagesDerived terms
* circumlocutionary * circumlocutionalimplicit
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Adjective
(-)- The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual, rights which they found implicit in the Bible's teachings of the inherent worth and dignity of each individual.
- He is not only a zealous advocate for pusilanimous and passive obedience, but for the most implicit faith in the dictatorial mandates of power.
- In his woolly fleece I cling implicit .