Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhetorical question

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: rhetor-i-cal ques-tion
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A question posed only for dramatic or persuasive effect.

noun

A question to which the asker does not expect an answer.

Colloquial

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rhetorical, question.

Example Sentences

"Are you nuts? Don't answer that – it's a rhetorical question."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

rhetorical questions (plural)

Questions

What does rhetorical question mean?: A question posed only for dramatic or persuasive effect.

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