Saturday, August 7, 2010

Word of the day



bathos (n)
a. insincere or excessive pathos;
  insincere or grossly sentimental;
...sentimental to the brink of bathos.

b. a way of expressing something 
(in language or art or music etc.) 
that is characteristic of a particular 
person or group of people or period
 

c. an abrupt, unintended transition in style
from the exalted to the commonplace,
producing a ludicrous effect





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