atticism
[ at-uh-siz-uh m ]
/ ˈæt əˌsɪz əm /
noun (often initial capital letter)
the style or idiom of Attic Greek occurring in another dialect or language.
attachment to Athens or to the style, customs, etc., of the Athenians.
concise and elegant expression, diction, or the like.
Origin of atticism
OTHER WORDS FROM atticism
at·ti·cist, nounWords nearby atticism
attic,
attic base,
attic order,
attic salt,
attica,
atticism,
atticize,
atticotomy,
attila,
attila the hun,
attingent
Example sentences from the Web for atticism
His style is pure and simple, and ancient critics praise his “Atticism.”
Atticism: because he is here imitating a well-known passage in Demosthenes's speech against schines.Keightley.
This last has especially charmed me; it is remarkable for grace, delicacy, atticism, and precision.
Amiel's Journal |Henri-Frdric Amiel
British Dictionary definitions for atticism
Atticism
/ (ˈætɪˌsɪzəm) /
noun
the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp in the Hellenistic period
an elegant, simple, and clear expression