1. An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
   - genteelism

Derived forms: euphemisms

See also: euphemistic, euphemize

Type of: expression, locution, saying

Antonym: dysphemism

Encyclopedia: Euphemism

• pelvic girdle
• pelvic inflammatory disease
• pelvimeter
• pelvimetry
• pelvis
• pelycosaur
• Pelycosauria
• Pembroke
• Pembroke Welsh corgi
• pemican
• pemmican
• Pempheridae
• pemphigous
• pemphigus
• pen
• pen name
• pen nib
• pen pal
• pen up
• pen-and-ink
• pen-friend
• pen-tailed tree shrew
• penal
• penal code
• penal colony