cacozelia
English
Etymology
From Latin cacozēlia (“a bad, faulty, awkward imitation”), from Ancient Greek κᾰκοζηλία (kakozēlía, “unhappy imitation, affectation”).
Noun
cacozelia (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) A stylistic affectation of diction, such as throwing in foreign words to appear learned.
- (rhetoric) Bad taste in words or selection of metaphor, either to make the facts appear worse or to disgust the auditors.
Hyponyms
- (affectation of diction): soraismus, Graecism, Hebraism
References
- Silva Rhetoricae
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κᾰκοζηλία (kakozēlía, “unhappy imitation", "affectation”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ka.koˈzeː.li.a/, [ka.kɔˈzeː.li.a]
Noun
cacozēlia f (genitive cacozēliae); first declension
- A bad, faulty, awkward imitation.
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cacozēlia | cacozēliae |
| Genitive | cacozēliae | cacozēliārum |
| Dative | cacozēliae | cacozēliīs |
| Accusative | cacozēliam | cacozēliās |
| Ablative | cacozēliā | cacozēliīs |
| Vocative | cacozēlia | cacozēliae |
Related terms
- cacozēlus
Descendants
- English: cacozelia
References
- cacozelia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press