EU'PHEMISM, noun [Gr. well, and to speak.] A representation of good qualities; particularly in rhetoric, a figure in which a harsh or indelicate word or expression is softened, or rather by which a delicate word or expression is substituted for one which is offensive to good manners or to delicate ears.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI