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Definition of Trope
1. Noun. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense.
Examples of language type: Cakewalk, Blind Alley, Blockbuster, Megahit, Smash Hit, Sleeper, Bell Ringer, Bull's Eye, Home Run, Mark, Housecleaning, Goldbrick, Lens, Domino Effect, Flip Side, Period, Summer, Dawn, Evening, Rainy Day
Generic synonyms: Rhetorical Device
Specialized synonyms: Conceit, Irony, Exaggeration, Hyperbole, Kenning, Metaphor, Metonymy, Oxymoron, Personification, Prosopopoeia, Simile, Synecdoche, Zeugma
Derivative terms: Tropical
Definition of Trope
1. n. The use of a word or expression in a different sense from that which properly belongs to it; the use of a word or expression as changed from the original signification to another, for the sake of giving life or emphasis to an idea; a figure of speech.
Definition of Trope
1. Noun. (literature) Something recurring across a genre or type of literature, such as the ‘mad scientist’ of horror movies or ‘once upon a time’ as an introduction to fairy tales. Similar to archetype and cliché but not necessarily pejorative. ¹
2. Noun. A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor. ¹
3. Noun. (music) A short cadence at the end of the melody in some early music. ¹
4. Noun. (music) A phrase or verse added to the mass when sung by a choir. ¹
5. Noun. (Judaism) A cantillation. ¹
6. Verb. To use, or embellish something with a trope. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trope
1. the figurative use of a word [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trope
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