rhetorical
/rɪˈtɒrɪkl/adjective
उच्चारण रिटॉरिकल
(प्रश्न) अलंकारिक, जिसका उत्तर अपेक्षित न हो
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(of a question) asked only to make a statement or to produce an effect rather than to get an answer
(प्रश्न) अलंकारिक, जिसका उत्तर अपेक्षित न हो
- 'Who does not love their mother?' is a rhetorical question.
- 'Do you think I have nothing better to do?' she asked, and it was clearly a rhetorical question.
- Saying 'Who knows what tomorrow brings?' is a rhetorical question.
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- He asked a rhetorical question and did not wait for an answer.
- Rhetorical questions are often used by speakers to make a point.
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often disapproving
(of language) intended to influence people, but not completely honest or sincere
वाग्मितापूर्ण, आडंबरपूर्ण
- rhetorical speeches full of promises
- The minister's speech was full of rhetorical phrases but offered no real plan.
- The candidate's speech was full of rhetorical flourishes but short of facts.
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- Critics called the proposal rhetorical rather than practical.
- Beautiful rhetorical language can hide a weak argument.
Synonyms bombastic grandiloquent high-flown flowery pompous
Opposite plain simple straightforward sincere
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AaSpelling
rhe·tor·i·cal
With rh- (silent h) and -torical (not 'retorical').
rh- (silent h) और अंत में -torical ('retorical' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
A rhetorical question is asked for effect, not for an answer ('Can a leopard change its spots?'); it is a figure of speech called erotesis.
Rhetorical question प्रभाव के लिए पूछा जाता है, उत्तर के लिए नहीं ('Can a leopard change its spots?'); यह erotesis नामक अलंकार है।
The noun rhetoric means the art of persuasive speaking, or speech that sounds impressive but is not sincere ('empty rhetoric').
Noun rhetoric का अर्थ प्रभावशाली भाषण की कला, या ऐसा भाषण जो प्रभावशाली लगे पर सच्चा न हो ('empty rhetoric'), है।