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Suitable vs Epanorthosis - What's the difference?

suitable | epanorthosis |

As an adjective suitable

is having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

As a noun epanorthosis is

(rhetoric) a rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.

suitable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

    • Synonyms

    * fit for purpose (British) * up to standard (British)

    Antonyms

    * unsuitable

    Derived terms

    * suitability

    See also

    * fit * meet * appropriate * apt * pertinent * seemly * eligible * consonant * corresponding * congruous

    External links

    * * 1000 English basic words

    epanorthosis

    English

    Noun

    (epanothorses)
  • (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
    • "Most brave! Brave, did I say? most heroic act!" is an example of epanorthosis .