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Gratuitous vs Carnography - What's the difference?

gratuitous | carnography |

As an adjective gratuitous

is given freely; unearned.

As a noun carnography is

any writing, films, images, or other material that contains gratuitous amounts of bloodshed or violence.

gratuitous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Given freely; unearned.
  • Not called for by the circumstances; uncalled-for; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; unjustified.
    • gratuitous violence

    Synonyms

    * unjustified * groundless * baseless * unfounded * unnecessary

    Antonyms

    * onerous

    Derived terms

    * gratuitousness * gratuitous praise * gratuitous violence

    Related terms

    * gratis * gratuity

    Coordinate terms

    * superfluous

    External links

    * *

    carnography

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Any writing, films, images, or other material that contains gratuitous amounts of bloodshed or violence.
  • * 1995 , Linda Badley, Film, horror, and the body fantastic (page 6)
    • In 1986, Philip Brophy noted in Screen magazine that the horror film defied critics' attempts to deal with it as other than plotless carnography , gore, and effects for an increasingly brutalized mass audience.

    Synonyms

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    References

    * "Carnography"] 1972 review of [[Wikipedia:First Blood (novel), First Blood]'' by ''Time' s John Skow which describes the book as "carnography" ie. "meat writing". * A linguist traces "carnography" as far back as 1984 * Eric Raymond defining "carnography" in a book review * from Wordspy