pleonastic C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌpliəˈnæstɪk/ UK /ˌpliːəˈnæstɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj using more words than necessary; redundant "Free gift" is a pleonastic phrase. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · using more words than... redundantverbosetautologicalwordyrepetitiveprolixsuperfluous ↔ Opposites concisetersesuccinctlaconic Word family Derived forms pleonastically Related forms pleonasm Etymology AI details From Late Greek pleonastikos ('redundant'), from pleonazein ('to be superfluous, abound'), from pleon ('more'). pleonastikos Ancient Greek pleon Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pleonastic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌpliəˈnæstɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌpliːəˈnæstɪk/ ## Meanings 1. using more words than necessary; redundant ## Examples - "Free gift" is a pleonastic phrase. ## Synonyms - redundant - verbose - tautological - wordy - repetitive - prolix - superfluous ## Antonyms - concise - terse - succinct - laconic ## Derived Forms - pleonastically ## Related Forms - pleonasm ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pleonastikos - Root: pleon ## Etymology From Late Greek pleonastikos ('redundant'), from pleonazein ('to be superfluous, abound'), from pleon ('more'). ## AI Etymology Pleonastic comes from Late Greek pleonastikos ('redundant'), from pleonazein ('to be superfluous, abound'), from pleon ('more'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek pleonastikos and Ancient Greek pleon. As an adjective, pleonastic means using more words than necessary; redundant. The same family is visible in derived forms such as pleonastically and related forms such as pleonasm. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown