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Webster 1913 Edition

Pauciloquy

Pau-cil′o-quy

,
Noun.
[L.
pauciloquium
;
paucus
little +
loqui
to speak.]
Brevity in speech.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Pauciloquy

PAUCIL'OQUY

,
Noun.
[L. paucus, few, and loquor, to speak.]
The utterance of few words. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

pauciloquy

pauciloquy

English

Alternative forms

  • pauciloquie (17 th century)

Noun

pauciloquy ‎(uncountable)

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

Antonyms

Related terms

  • pauciloquous

References

Etymology

From the Classical Latin pauciloquium ‎(“the fact of speaking few words”), from pauci- ‎(“little”, “few”) + -loquium (from loquor ‎(“I speak”)).

Pronunciation

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

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