pauciloquy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Economical speech; the use of few words when speaking; laconism.

Pronunciation

pôsĭʹləkwi /pɔːˈsɪləkwi/ pŏsĭʹləkwi /pɔˈsɪləkwi/ /pɑˈsɪləkwi/

Word forms

pauciloquy pauciloquie

Etymology

From the Classical Latin pauciloquium (“the fact of speaking few words”), from paucus (“little, few”) + loquor (“to speak”). Structurally pauci- + -loquy.

Antonyms

Related words

-loquy pauci- pauciloquent(ly) pauciloquous
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