hendiadys.

The expression of one compound idea through two coordinated terms rather than a usual modifier-and-head construction.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• rhetorical hendiadys
• a phrase using hendiadys

On the page

The critic read ‘sound and fury’ as hendiadys rather than two unrelated details.

The phrase ‘nice and warm’ illustrated hendiadys in the lesson.

Usage notes

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