Words and phrases that have a meaning related to diction: (125 results)
Often used in the same context:
enunciation, intonation, elocution, phrasing, vibrato, cadences, timbre, vocalism, prosody, eloquence, contralto, pronunciation, brooklynese, baritone, accent, mannerisms, coloratura, musicality, inflections, recitative, idiom, passagework, grammar, articulateness, spinto, prose, legato, bel canto, scansion, mozartian, nasality, expressiveness, lyricism, declamation, cantabile, mezzo, received pronunciation, huskiness, mozartean, staccatos, articulation, versification, sonority, arioso, tessitura, drawl, tonality, vocabulary, soprano, diphthongs, pianissimo, vowels, soubrette, brogue, lieder, nasal twang, kriti, tenor, wryness, pronounciation, basso, expressivity, penmanship, phonetics, dramaturgy, dialect, lilt, alap, quaver, glottal, lisp, phraseology, mrs. malaprop, affectations, concision, khayal, pentameter, orotund, articulacy, colloquialisms, archaisms, aria, mezza voce, melisma, erudition, suavity, pianism, dulcet, archness, affectless, thespian, fortissimo, poeticism, slyness, diminuendo, grandiloquence, inaudibility, songlike, singspiel, wordiness, nuance, poesy, style, english, hexameters, sanskrit, latin, typography, metre, rendering, simile, yiddish, arabic, french, greek, language
More specific:
mot juste, mumbling, verbalization
Appears in the definition of:
poetic
More general:
expression, formulation
Synonyms:
Also try:choice of words, verbiage, wording
— Adjectives for diction: poetic, good, clear, simple, poetical, english, elegant, archaic, perfect, pure, colloquial, more...
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