enthymeme C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈɛnθəˌmiːm/ UK /ˈenθɪmiːm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun rhetoric: an argument resembling a syllogism in which a premise or conclusion is left unstated The claim works as an enthymeme because the audience supplies the missing premise. 2 noun in Aristotle's rhetoric, a persuasive inference from probabilities or signs The rhetorician used an enthymeme where the dialectician might use a complete syllogism. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · rhetoric: an argument... rhetorical syllogism 2 noun · in aristotle's rhetoric, a... rhetorical inference Word family Forms enthymemes Derived forms enthymematicenthymemic Related forms syllogismpremiserhetoric Etymology From Ancient Greek enthymema, "thought, argument, consideration," from en ("in") + thymos ("mind, spirit"). Aristotle made the term central to rhetorical theory. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # enthymeme **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɛnθəˌmiːm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈenθɪmiːm/ ## Meanings 1. rhetoric: an argument resembling a syllogism in which a premise or conclusion is left unstated 2. in Aristotle's rhetoric, a persuasive inference from probabilities or signs ## Examples - The claim works as an enthymeme because the audience supplies the missing premise. - The rhetorician used an enthymeme where the dialectician might use a complete syllogism. ## Synonyms - rhetorical syllogism - rhetorical inference ## Derived Forms - enthymematic - enthymemic ## Related Forms - syllogism - premise - rhetoric ## Etymology From Ancient Greek enthymema, "thought, argument, consideration," from en ("in") + thymos ("mind, spirit"). Aristotle made the term central to rhetorical theory. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown