pauciloquy

English

Alternative forms

pauciloquie (17 ^th century)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: pôsĭʹləkwi, IPA^(key): /pɔːˈsɪləkwi/
(US) enPR: pôsĭʹləkwi, pŏsĭʹləkwi, IPA^(key): /pɔˈsɪləkwi/, /pɑˈsɪləkwi/

Noun

pauciloquy (uncountable)

(uncommon) Economical speech; the use of few words when speaking; laconism.

Antonyms

multiloquy

Related terms

-loquy

pauci-

pauciloquent(ly)

pauciloquous

References

“pauciloquy, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft revision; Dec. 2008]

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