euphuism

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjuːfjuːˌɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(yo̅o̅fyo̅o̅ iz′əm)


euphuism
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Synonyms:
inflation, grandiloquence, floridness, ornateness of style, delicacy, purism, Gongorism, affected elegance of language, pomposity, bombast, fustian, rhetoric, wordiness, long-windedness, flowery language


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