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”). Structurally pauci- +‎ -loquy.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pauciloquy (uncountable)

1. (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]