Definitions For Ekphrasis

Noun

EKPHRASIS (plural ekphrases) (rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or verbal description of an object, especially of an artwork.

Translations

Danish: ekfrase, c Swedish: ekfras, c

Alternative forms

ecphrasis

Etymology

From (Ancient Greek)  ἔκφρασις, , description, from ἐκφράζω, , I describe, from ἐκ, , out, ex- + φράζω, , I explain, point out.

Is Ekphrasis a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
18

The word Ekphrasis is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

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