Diction

Word DICTION
Character 7
Hyphenation dic tion
Pronunciations /ˈdɪkʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Diction"

What do we mean by diction?

Choice and use of words in speech or writing. noun

Degree of clarity and distinctness of pronunciation in speech or singing; enunciation. noun

Expression of ideas by words; manner of saying; choice or selection of words; style. noun

A word. noun

Synonyms Diction, Phraseology, Style. Diction refers chiefly to the choice of words in any utterance or composition. Phraseology refers more to the manner of combining the words into phrases, clauses, and sentences: as, legal phraseology; but it also necessarily involves diction to some extent. Style covers both and more, referring not only to the words and the manner in which they are combined, but to everything that relates to the form in which thought is expressed, including peculiarities more or less personal to the writer or speaker. noun

Dialect, Idiom, etc. See language. noun

Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy, variety, etc.; mode of expression; language. noun

The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice, and presentation of said words. noun

The articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience noun

The manner in which something is expressed in words noun

Choice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication.

The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression.

The accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound quality manifested by an individual speaker, usually judged in terms of prevailing standards of acceptability; enunciation. Not dick friction, dumbass. Urban Dictionary

1. Dick friction 2. Making friction... with your dick 3. Sex Urban Dictionary

Abrasive rubbing against the shaft of the trouser snake during the sex act Urban Dictionary

1. (noun; ˈdik-shən) Style of speaking or writing. 2. (phrase; dick shun) The act of abruptly looking away from an exposed penis either out of embarrassment or disgust. Urban Dictionary

Abbreviation for addiction. Urban Dictionary

Diction= Dick Action, any act involving a penis, cock, one-eyed snake. purple-helmet warrior,etc Urban Dictionary

It means when ur lookin for a word in a dictionary. Its a marvelous word that i made up all by myself= Urban Dictionary

1.A book used for translation 2.A book that translates written words from one language to another 3.A book listing the words of a language with translations into another language. 4.A translating dictionary Urban Dictionary

A verb; when a person tries to give the definition of a word that they do not know themselves. also a noun; dictionater Urban Dictionary

To find the meaning of a word in the dictionary, urban dictionary, or dictionary.com. Applies to finding a word for a definition you have. see also Thesaurize Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Diction

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The word "diction" in example sentences

Shit, now my diction is all off b/c I in no way intend to equate you or anyone with blogtards. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Is this about intellect or insane skills in diction? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Maybe he's too cute, maybe his diction is too good, maybe he doesn't have enough tough-sounding consonants in his name. ❋ Frankwu (2008)

Poetic language and elevated diction is an obstacle to understanding for "ordinary" people, Wordsworth seems to be saying. ❋ Prof. De Breeze (2008)

I think it's the sort of piece where if the diction is really energetically articulated, it carries a lot of the musical line with it, and the mezzo's diction was particularly clear. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2008)

The diction is simple and crisp, the details are acute, as metaphors slowly assemble, cloud-like, creating a melancholic atmosphere. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Hence, although emotion is the overriding topic, paradoxically it is not immediacy but diffuseness in diction, syntax, and argument that has manifested itself as the overriding style. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The classically trained singers that I've heard inevitably sound less than spontaneous, to be charitable, and their diction is invariably too "correct" and too lots of other things that I don't want to hear. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2007)

All forms of English are more or less mutually intelligible, with some important variations in diction and vocabulary. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I don't think they should be disregarded, but Bloom is not particularly interested in diction, or stylistic norms and deviations, unless they tell his ear about a deviant borrowing from precursors. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Wordsworth's purgation of poetic diction is not terroristic in Paulhan's sense. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Her diction is finely chiselled and at the same time free of mannerism. ❋ Unknown (1996)

These self-appointed arbiters of diction regard some of the Anglo-Saxon words as too coarse, too plebeian for their aesthetic tastes and refined ears, so they are eliminating them from their vocabulary and replacing them with mongrels of foreign birth and hybrids of unknown origin. ❋ Joseph Devlin (N/A)

Several terms now obsolete in Tamil diction (Winslow), such as Nakkavaari (a person from Nakkavaaram and also a species of coconut palm), Nakkavaarak-kachchavadam (trade with Nakkavaram which is money for goods and in which one does not trust another), etc speak of the long contacts of Tamils with the archipelago of Andaman-Nicobar. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They were then in the form of literal translations, in many cases uncouth or even unpresentable to ears polite, in all scarcely intelligible to the untravelled English reader; for it must be remembered that, with the exception of the Adventures of Raja Rasâlu, all these stories are strictly folk-tales passing current among a people who can neither read nor write, and whose diction is full of colloquialisms, and, if we choose to call them so, vulgarisms. ❋ Unknown (1894)

Well, everyone knows bush’s diction is a little rough. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Julio Cortzar with collaboration of Antonio Galvez Though the diction is a little cleaner in the Spanish, Ms. McLean deserves credit for the unenviable task of following this difficult author through his myriad syntactical digressions, as she translates, with almost scientific accuracy, what in its origins amounts to the disconnected effusions of a sleepwalker. ❋ James Gardner (2011)

His opinions on subjects, that now divide the world, are stated in two or three of these pieces, with that temperance and candor of thought, now more rare even than usual, and with a simplicity bordering on homeliness of diction, which is peculiarly pleasing, from the sense of plastic power and refined good sense it imparts. ❋ Unknown (2006)

We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk Late. We strike Straight. We Sing gin. We Thin gin. We [Jazz June]. We Die soon. -by [Gwendolyn] [Brooks]. Check out her use of word choice, i.e. diction. ❋ Waaay Smarter Than You. (2009)

[Diction] is the act of making [friction] with one's [dick]. ❋ Dick Guru (2009)

"Hand me [lard], [Zeb], [ahs] gettin' too much diction" ❋ Cornelius Hole (2003)

Example 1: Todd: Did you like the play? Lisa: No. The [actor's] diction was [so poor] I could hardly understand what he was saying. Example 2: Todd: I decided to make [my move] with Lisa last night. After heavy making out, I whipped out my dick and smiled. Ted: Then what happened?! Todd: Total diction. What a bummer. ❋ OneStarGator (2017)

a [hustler] of the diction. ❋ Jaybee_sunrise (2007)

Felicia: Hey baby, I'm ready fo' that [diction]. [Mandingo]: You mean [Webster's] or my cock? Felicia: I want the dick action, Papi. ❋ BingBongBalls (2016)

[heyyo]! whats up [pal]? oh nothin i just dont know what this word means.. well, why dont u dictionate it? [heeyyy]! good idea! thanks pal ❋ Livvy-Morgan (2007)

A [French] to [English] Dictionator ❋ Ken And Andrea (2006)

Jim-"Excuse me sir what is a [nim]?" Jamantha-"Well that is of course an Asian that makes [sushi] with their tongue" *Hint [Jamantha] is dictionating ❋ Weader (2008)

[what does] this word mean? [hell] if i know, [dictionize] it ❋ Capŧaiin (2011)

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