oratory

oratory

noun

Definition of ORATORY

1

the art of speaking in public eloquently and effectively <a presidential hopeful with a gift for oratory and a highly charismatic personality>

Synonyms elocution, public speaking

Related Words bombast, grandiloquence; eloquence, rhetoric; discourse, speech, talk

2

language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere <the politician's oratory sounded good only to people who didn't bother to think>

Synonyms bombast, fustian, gas, grandiloquence, hot air, oratory, verbiage, wind

Related Words claptrap, drivel, gibberish, hogwash, humbug, jabberwocky, jazz, moonshine, nonsense; affectedness, floweriness, grandiosity, loftiness, pomposity, pretension, pretentiousness; garrulity, garrulousness, verboseness, verbosity, windiness, wordiness