euphemism

== English == === Etymology === Recorded since 1656; from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from φημί (phēmí, “to speak, say”). === Pronunciation === enPR: yoo͞ʹfə-mĭz'əm; IPA(key): /ˈjuː.fəˌmɪz.əm/ === Noun === euphemism (countable and uncountable, plural euphemisms) (uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another one that is more offensive, blunt or vulgar. (countable) A word or phrase that replaces another in this way. Synonyms: codeword, genteelism ==== Synonyms ==== perfumed terms of the time (rare) ==== Antonyms ==== dysphemism expletive ==== Hyponyms ==== minced oath ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== euphemistic pseudonym ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === euphemism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:English euphemisms Euphemism in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) “euphemism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “euphemism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “euphemism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.