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sententious

 

[ senหˆten(t)SHษ™s ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

in speaking or writing

given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner

Synonyms

moralistic, pontifical, preachy

Examples of usage

  • She disliked his sententious pronouncements.
  • His sententious style irritated me.
Context #2 | Adjective

literature

concise and full of meaning

Synonyms

concise, pithy, succinct

Examples of usage

  • The author's sententious prose captivated the readers.
  • The play was filled with sententious dialogues.

Translations

Translations of the word "sententious" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น sentencioso

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‰เคชเคฆเฅ‡เคถเคพเคคเฅเคฎเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช geschwรคtzig

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ berlebihan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะพะฒั‡ะฐะปัŒะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ napuszony

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่ชฌๆ•™ใ˜ใฟใŸ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท sentencieux

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ sentencioso

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท vecizeli

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ตํ›ˆ์ ์ธ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุชูƒู„ู

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sentenฤnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ sentenฤnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ฏดๆ•™็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ sentenciozen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ orรฐaglaรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะตะฝั‚ะตะฝั†ะธัะปั‹

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒ”แƒœแƒขแƒ”แƒœแƒชแƒ˜แƒฃแƒ แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sentensial

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ sentencioso

Etymology

The word 'sententious' originated from the Latin word 'sententiosus', meaning full of meaning, significant. It first appeared in the English language in the early 17th century. Over time, the word evolved to have dual meanings, one negative related to pompous moralizing and the other positive related to concise expression of significant ideas.

See also: sentencing.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #30,723 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.