asyndeton.

The omission of conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses where they would ordinarily occur.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• rapid asyndeton
• rhetorical asyndeton

On the page

‘Keys, coins, letters, dust’ gained speed through asyndeton.

Her asyndeton made each item arrive before the last could settle.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.