English → Latin
“rhetorical” in Latin
rhētoricusrhetorical, of or pertaining to rhetoric or a rhetoriticiancolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,ōrnōto furnish, equip, outfit, prepare; to adorn, ornament, decorate; to honor, commend, praisedīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention; to declare, state; to tellōrātiōspeech, discourse, language; the power of speech; manner or style of speakingfūcusseaweed; orchil, orchella weed, Roccella tinctoria; red dye derived from it; (in general) dyestuff; rouge
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rhetorical
rhetoricus. Rhetorical embellishment, cultus: ornatus: dicendi, or orationis cultus, or ornatus: dicendi, or orationis, or verborum lumina (any conspicuous rhetorical embellishment): quasi verborum sententiarumque insignia (with reference to expression and thought): fucus, pigmenta orationis (of ambitious ornaments used with bad taste).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rhetorical?
- The usual Latin words for “rhetorical” are rhētoricus, colō, ōrnō; also dīcō, ōrātiō, fūcus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.