pauciloquyn.

Brit.

/pɔːˈsɪləkwi/, U.S.

/pɔˈsɪləkwi/,

/pɑˈsɪləkwi/

Forms: 1600s pauciloquie, 1600s 1900s pauciloquy.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pauciloquium.

Etymology: < classical Latin pauciloquium the fact of saying little (Plautus) < pauci- pauci- comb. form + -loquium < loquī to speak (see loquent adj.); compare -y suffix⁴. Compare multiloquy n., pauciloquent adj.

rare.

The use of few words when speaking; economy of speech.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [noun] > brevity or sparingness of speech

sparingness1617

pauciloquy1623

breviloquence1656

curtness1762

monosyllabism1804

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Pauciloquie, few words.

1648 J. Beaumont Psyche xvii. clxxv. 328 Fear no discredit by Pauciloquie.

1946 P. Yogananda Autobiogr. Yogi iii. 23 I felt abashed at his pauciloquy; he had not yet told me how I could meet Father's friend.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pauciloquy
释义	pauciloquyn. Brit. /pɔːˈsɪləkwi/, U.S. /pɔˈsɪləkwi/, /pɑˈsɪləkwi/ Forms: 1600s pauciloquie, 1600s 1900s pauciloquy. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pauciloquium. Etymology: < classical Latin pauciloquium the fact of saying little (Plautus) < pauci- pauci- comb. form + -loquium < loquī to speak (see loquent adj.); compare -y suffix⁴. Compare multiloquy n., pauciloquent adj. rare. The use of few words when speaking; economy of speech. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [noun] > brevity or sparingness of speech sparingness1617 pauciloquy1623 breviloquence1656 curtness1762 monosyllabism1804 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Pauciloquie, few words. 1648 J. Beaumont Psyche xvii. clxxv. 328 Fear no discredit by Pauciloquie. 1946 P. Yogananda Autobiogr. Yogi iii. 23 I felt abashed at his pauciloquy; he had not yet told me how I could meet Father's friend. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1623
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