Eū'phe-mĭsm, n.

(yū'fe-mĭzm), n. [Gr. εὐφημισμός, from εὐφημίζειν, to use words of a good omen, from εὖ, well, and φημί, inf. φάναι, to speak; Fr. euphémisme.] (Rhet.) A figure in which a harsh or indelicate word or expression is softened, or by which a delicate word or expression is substituted for one which is harsh or indelicate.