Articulate vs. Rhetoric — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Articulate and Rhetoric
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Definitions
Articulate
Composed of distinct, meaningful syllables or words
Articulate speech.
Rhetoric
Rhetoric () is the art of persuasion, which along with grammar and logic (or dialectic – see Martianus Capella), is one of the three ancient arts of discourse. Rhetoric aims to study the techniques writers or speakers utilize to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations.
Articulate
Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
An articulate speaker.
Rhetoric
The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively.
Articulate
Characterized by the use of clear, expressive language
An articulate essay.
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Rhetoric
A treatise or book discussing this art.
Articulate
Having the power of speech.
Rhetoric
Skill in using language effectively and persuasively.
Articulate
(Biology) Consisting of sections united by joints; jointed.
Rhetoric
A style of speaking or writing, especially the language of a particular subject
Fiery political rhetoric.
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Articulate
To pronounce distinctly and carefully; enunciate.
Rhetoric
Language that is elaborate, pretentious, insincere, or intellectually vacuous
His offers of compromise were mere rhetoric.
Articulate
To utter (a speech sound) by making the necessary movements of the speech organs.
Rhetoric
Verbal communication; discourse.
Articulate
To express in coherent verbal form
Couldn't articulate my fears.
Rhetoric
Synonym of rhetorical.
Articulate
To fit together into a coherent whole; unify
A plan to articulate nursing programs throughout the state.
Rhetoric
The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
Articulate
To convert (a student's credits at one school) to credits at another school by comparing the curricula.
Rhetoric
Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.
It’s only so much rhetoric.
Articulate
(Biology) To unite by forming a joint or joints.
Rhetoric
The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose.
Articulate
(Architecture) To give visible or concrete expression to (the composition of structural elements)
A spare design in which windows and doors are barely articulated.
Rhetoric
Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force.
Articulate
To speak clearly and distinctly.
Rhetoric
Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling.
Articulate
To utter a speech sound.
Rhetoric
Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms.
Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes.
Articulate
(Biology) To form a joint; be jointed
The thighbone articulates with the bones of the hip.
Rhetoric
Using language effectively to please or persuade
Articulate
Clear; effective.
Rhetoric
High flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
Articulate
Speaking in a clear and effective manner.
She’s a bright, articulate young woman.
Rhetoric
Loud and confused and empty talk;
Mere rhetoric
Articulate
Consisting of segments united by joints.
The robot arm was articulate in two directions.
Jointed articulate animals
Rhetoric
Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
Articulate
Distinctly marked off.
An articulate period in history
Articulate
(obsolete) Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
Articulate
Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals.
Articulate
(zoology) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
Articulate
(transitive) To make clear or effective.
Articulate
(ambitransitive) To speak clearly; to enunciate.
I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly.
Articulate
(transitive) To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why.
Articulate
(transitive) To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
An articulated bus
Articulate
To attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.
Articulate that passage heavily.
Articulate
To form a joint or connect by joints
The lower jaw articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint.
Articulate
(obsolete) To treat or make terms.
Articulate
Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
Articulate
Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants.
Articulate
Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds, words.
Total changes of party and articulate opinion.
Articulate
An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
Articulate
To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly.
Articulate
To treat or make terms.
Articulate
To join or be connected by articulation.
Articulate
To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints.
Articulate
To draw up or write in separate articles; to particularize; to specify.
Articulate
To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct syllables or words; to enunciate; as, to articulate letters or language.
Articulate
To express distinctly; to give utterance to.
Luther articulated himself upon a process that hand already begun in the Christian church.
To . . . articulate the dumb, deep want of the people.
Articulate
Provide with a joint;
The carpenter jointed two pieces of wood
Articulate
Put into words or an expression;
He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees
Articulate
Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way;
She pronounces French words in a funny way
I cannot say `zip wire'
Can the child sound out this complicated word?
Articulate
Express or state clearly
Articulate
Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language;
Articulate speech
An articulate orator
Articulate beings
Articulate
Consisting of segments held together by joints