concinnity

[ kuhn-sin-i-tee ]
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noun,plural con·cin·ni·ties.
  1. Rhetoric.

    • a close harmony of tone as well as logic among the elements of a discourse.

    • an instance of this.

  2. any harmonious adaptation of parts.

Origin of concinnity

1
1525–35; <Latin concinnitās, equivalent to concinn(us) concinnous + -itās-ity

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concinnity

/ (kənˈsɪnɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. a harmonious arrangement of parts, esp in literary works, speeches, etc

Origin of concinnity

1
C16: from Latin concinnitās a skilful combining of various things, from concinnāre to adjust, of obscure origin

Derived forms of concinnity

  • concinnous, adjective

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