Definition
The deliberate omission of words, phrases, or sections in a text or speech, often indicated by three dots (...). In literature and visual arts, it creates gaps that invite the audience to fill in meaning or imagine what's missing.
Etymology
From Greek 'elleipsis' meaning 'a falling short' or 'defect,' derived from 'elleipein' (to fall short). The term evolved from describing grammatical omissions to encompassing artistic techniques across media that use absence as a creative tool.
Kelly Says
Ellipsis is the art of saying more with less! In Japanese aesthetics, this concept aligns with 'ma' - the pregnant pause that gives meaning to what surrounds it. Film directors like Terrence Malick master elliptical editing, where the spaces between scenes carry as much emotional weight as the scenes themselves.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኤሊፕሲስ
eh-LEE-psihs
ARالعربية
نقطة التوقف
nuq-tah al-taw-qaf
CACatalà
el·lipsi
eh-LEE-psi
CSČeština
elipsa
eh-LEE-psah
DEDeutsch
Ellipsis
eh-LEE-psihs
ELΕλληνικά
ελίπσις
eh-LEE-psihs
ESEspañol
elipsis
eh-LEE-see-s
FISuomi
ellipsi
eh-LEE-psi
FRFrançais
ellipse
eh-LEE-ps
HEעברית
אליפסה
eh-LEE-psihs
HIहिन्दी
विराम चिह्न
vee-rahm chee-hn
HUMagyar
ellipszis
eh-LEE-psihs
IDBahasa Indonesia
elipsis
eh-LEE-psihs
ITItaliano
ellissi
eh-LEE-see
KKKK
эллипсис
eh-LEE-psihs
MSBahasa Melayu
elips
eh-LEE-ps
MYမြန်မာ
အမှတ်လေးချက်
ah-mhah-tay leh-cheh
NLNederlands
ellips
eh-LEE-ps
PLPolski
elipsa
eh-LEE-psah
PTPortuguês
elipse
eh-LEE-pee-s
RORomână
elipsă
eh-LEE-psah
RUРусский
эллипсис
eh-LEE-psihs
SVSvenska
ellips
eh-LEE-ps
SWKiswahili
alama ya mabano
ah-lah-mah yah mah-bah-noh
TAதமிழ்
எல்லிப்ஸ்
eh-ll-ee-psi
TEతెలుగు
ఎలిప్స్
eh-lee-psi
THไทย
จุดเลื่อย
joot loo-ay
TLTL
elipsis
eh-LEE-psihs
TRTürkçe
kesme işareti
keh-sheh eesh-ah-reh-tee
UKУкраїнська
еліпсис
eh-LEE-psihs
VITiếng Việt
dấu ba chấm
dau bah cham