n.
Pronunciation: ' yü-fy ə - ˌ wi-z ə m, -fyü- ˌ i-
Function: noun
Etymology: Euphues, character in prose romances by John Lyly
Date: 1592
1 : an elegant Elizabethan literary style marked by excessive use of balance, antithesis, and alliteration and by frequent use of similes drawn from mythology and nature
2 : artificial elegance of language
– eu · phu · ist \ -wist, -ist \ noun
– eu · phu · is · tic \ ˌ yü-fy ə - ' wis-tik, -fyü- ' is- \ adjective
– eu · phu · is · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb