Pleonasm is redundancy in linguistic expression, such as "black darkness" or "burning fire". It is a manifestation of tautology by traditional rhetorical criteria, and might be considered a fault of style. Pleonasm may also be used for emphasis, or because the phrase has become established in a certain form.

What is Pleonastic expression?

Definitions of pleonastic. adjective. repetition of same sense in different words. “`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions” synonyms: redundant, tautologic, tautological prolix.

What is an example of pleonasm?

For example, “I like a smuggler. He is the only honest thief.” However, pleonasm is a combination of two or more words which are more than those required for clear expression. For example, “I saw it with my own eyes.”