[hen-dahy-uh-dis] 
| a figure in which a complex idea is expressed by two words connected by a copulative conjunction: “to look with eyes and envy” instead of “with envious eyes.” |
| hen·di·a·dys (hěn-dī'ə-dĭs) n. A figure of speech in which two words connected by a conjunction are used to express a single notion that would normally be expressed by an adjective and a substantive, such as grace and favor instead of gracious favor. [Late Latin, from Greek hen dia duoin, one by means of two : hen, neuter of heis, one; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots + dia, through + duoin, genitive of duo, two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.] |