"Periphrasis" validity in different word game dictionaries
| Dictionary | Validity |
|---|---|
| Scrabble US(US/Canada/Thailand - TWL/NWL) | Yes |
| Scrabble UK(International - SOWPODS/CSW) | Yes |
| Words with Friends(WWF) | Yes |
"periphrasis" Definition
- (specialist) the use of an indirect way of speaking or writing
- (grammar) the use of separate words to express a grammatical relationship, instead of verb endings, etc.
"periphrasis" Synonyms & Antonyms
"periphrasis" synonyms:
- verbosity,
- verbiage,
- wordiness,
- prolixity,
- redundancy,
- verboseness,
- diffuseness,
- circumlocution,
- garrulity,
- windiness,
- verbalism,
- garrulousness,
- diffusion,
- logorrhea,
- wordage,
- circuitousness,
- indirectness,
- convolutedness,
- obliqueness
"periphrasis" antonyms:
- directness,
- conciseness,
- terseness,
- straightforwardness,
- lack,
- taciturnity,
- succinctness,
- brevity,
- concision,
- contradiction,
- oxymoron,
- contradiction-in-terms,
- plain-speaking,
- simplicity,
Other 11-Letter Words With "p", "e", "r", "i", "h", "a", "s"
- aerophagias
- amphimacers
- antiphrases
- antistrophe
- archesporia
- archpriests
- arctophiles
- atmospheric
- biographees
- biographers
- biographies
- birthplaces
- blepharitis
- bridlepaths
- chairperson
- champerties
- chaperonins
- comradeship
- dealerships
- diaphorases
- diaphoreses
- diaphoresis
- diphtherias
- dispatchers
- epigraphers
- epigraphies
- epigraphist
- euphoriants
- foremanship
- generalship
- geographies
- graphicness
- graphitised
- graphitises
- graphitizes
- haruspicies
- headsprings
- heliographs
- hemiparesis
- hemipterans
- heparinised
- heparinises
- heparinizes
- heptarchies
- hierophants
- hippeastrum
- hippocrases
- hospitalers
- hospitaller
- hypergamies
- hypermanias
- hypermnesia
- hyperplasia
- hypersaline
- hyperstatic
- hypertonias
- interparish
- interphases
- kaiserships
- leaderships
- managership
- masterships
- microphages
- mimeographs
- misanthrope
- nalorphines
- orographies
- parenthesis
- paresthesia
- paresthetic
- parishioner
- partnership
- pasticheurs
- pathfinders
- pearlfishes
- pentarchies
- peripherals
- periphrases
- perishables
- pinfeathers
- planisphere
- praetorship
- preachifies
- preachiness
- primateship
- radiophones
- readerships
- reemphasize
- rhapsodised
- rhapsodises
- rhapsodized
- rhapsodizes
- rhizoplanes
- ropemanship
- sciagraphed
- seismograph
- semaphoring
- senatorship
- serigrapher
- shinplaster
- shipmasters
- skiagraphed
- slaphappier
- speakership
- spearfished
- spearfishes
- sphalerites
- spherically
- sphincteral
- spirochaete
- spirochetal
- springhares
- springheads
- stewardship
- sympathiser
- sympathizer
- therapeusis
- therapising
- traineeship
- transhipped
- triphammers
- vibraphones
- wardenships
- xiphisterna
- zipperheads
- aerophobias
- amphigories
- crampfishes
- empathizers
- hypermedias
- paperwhites
- paprikashes
- physiatries
- preholidays
- zoographies
- acrophonies
- advisership
- aerophagies
- amateurship
- amphiasters
- anaphoresis
- antiphoners
- aspheterise
- aspheterism
- aspheterize
- biographise
- blepharisms
- brickshaped
- cartophiles
- chaprassies
- chuprassies
- creatorship
- creophagies
- curateships
- drosophilae
- echopraxias
- ecphractics
- emphractics
- ephoralties
- ergophobias
- erythropsia
- europhilias
- europhobias
- fatherships
- grandeeship
- haruspicate
- heptarchist
- heraldships
- hierographs
- hippiatries
- hyperacusis
- hyperaemias
- hyperdulias
- hyperosmias
- hypersomnia
- isodiaphere
- metaphorist
- metaphrasis
- myographies
- nephralgias
- nephralgies
- ophiolaters
- orthopedias
- parischanes
- peacherinos
- periphrased
- peristalith
- phariseeism
- phthiriases
- phylarchies
- physicianer
- physiolater
- pileorhizas
- polyarchies
- pothecaries
- preadmonish
- prelateship
- psychiaters
- rangerships
- reemphasise
- sapphirines
- serigraphic
- servantship
- sphaeridium
- teachership
- traderships
- transhipper
- unshapelier
- urographies
- warderships
- worshipable
- xerophagies