pleonasm

• Nom désignant l'usage de plus de mots que nécessaire pour exprimer une idée, souvent considéré comme un défaut de style ou une redondance.

A noun referring to the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning, often considered a stylistic fault or redundancy.

1. Redundancy in speechC2formal

   The use of more words than are needed to express an idea, often resulting in redundancy.

   Pléonasme

   • Saying 'free gift' is a common pleonasm.
   • The phrase 'I saw it with my own eyes' contains a pleonasm.
   • In writing, pleonasm can sometimes be used for emphasis.

   Synonymescircumlocutionlong-windednessprolixityredundancyverbositywordiness

   Antonymesbrevityconcisenessconcisionsuccinctnessterseness