enthymeme
[ en-thuh-meem ]
/ ˈɛn θəˌmim /
noun Logic.
a syllogism or other argument in which a premise or the conclusion is unexpressed.
Origin of enthymeme
1580–90; < Latin
enthȳmēma < Greek
enthȳ́mēma thought, argument, equivalent to
enthȳmē-, variant stem of
enthȳmeîsthai to ponder (
en-
en-2 +
-thȳmeîsthai verbal derivative of
thȳmós spirit, thought) +
-ma noun suffix of result
OTHER WORDS FROM enthymeme
en·thy·me·mat·ic [en-thuh-mee-mat-ik] /ˌɛn θə miˈmæt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby enthymeme
enthronement,
enthuse,
enthusiasm,
enthusiast,
enthusiastic,
enthymeme,
entia,
entice,
enticement,
entire,
entire function
Example sentences from the Web for enthymematic
Each of these sentences contains a conclusion and an enthymematic argument in support of it.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive |William Minto
British Dictionary definitions for enthymematic
enthymeme
/ (ˈɛnθɪˌmiːm) /
noun logic
an incomplete syllogism, in which one or more premises are unexpressed as their truth is considered to be self-evident
any argument some of whose premises are omitted as obvious
Derived forms of enthymeme
enthymematic or enthymematical, adjectiveWord Origin for enthymeme
C16: via Latin from Greek
enthumēma, from
enthumeisthai to infer (literally: to have in the mind), from
en- ² +
thumos mind