relating to or having the characteristics of pleonasm; needlessly wordy or redundant: pleonastic expressions such as “I heard it with my own ears.”
What is pleonasm in figure of speech?
A pleonasm is a literary term, literary tool, and literary device. ... A pleonasm is when one uses too many words to express a message. A pleonasm can either be a mistake or a tool for emphasis. Pleonasm (pronounced ˈplē-ə-ˌna-zəm) is derived from the Greek phrase pleonasmos meaning “excessive.”
How do you use the word pleonasm?
Pleonasm in a Sentence ?
- His book was mostly pleonasm because half of it was filled with unnecessary wording.
- Instead of getting straight to the central idea, she used pleonasm because she thought more words made it better.
