Styles of Speech

STYLES OF SPEECH

Here we have a list of words referring to manners or styles of speaking, words that use the suffix '-Ioquent; '-loquence; or '­loquy, from Latin loqui (to speak). While in an age of text-messaging, public speaking has lost its once vaunted status as a communication medium, as long as people meet face to face, others will judge them on their manner of speech.

ALLOQUY — speaking to another or many others; an address

ALTILOQUENCE — pompous or high speech

AMBILOQUOUS — using dubious or ambiguous expressions

ANTELOQUY — a preface

ANTILOQUY — speaking against some idea; contradicting or gainsaying

BILOQUIST — one capable of speaking with two distinct voices

BLANDILOQUENCE — complimentary speech; flattery

BLESILOQUENT — speaking with a stammer or lisp

BREVILOQUENCE — short-windedness; tendency towards brevity in speech

COLLOQUY — speaking together; mutual discourse

DENTILOQUENT — speaking with clenched teeth

DIVERSILOQUENT — speaking in different ways; speaking on different subjects

DOCTILOQUENT — speaking learnedly

DULCILOQUENT — speaking sweetly

ELOQUENCE — forceful and appealing speech

FATILOQUENT — speaking prophetically; declaring fate

GRANDILOQUENT — bombastic

INANILOQUENT — prone to foolish or empty babbling

INELOQUENCE — unappealing speech

MENDACILOQUENCE — lying speech

OBLOQUY — censure; calumny; slander; disgrace

PARCILOQUY — laconic speech

PAUCILOQUENT — of few words; speaking little

POLYLOQUENT — speaking much; loquacious

SANCTILOQUENT — speaking on heavenly or holy matters

SOLILOQUY — talking or conversing with oneself; dramatic production of this nature

SOMNILOQUENCE — talking in one's sleep

STULTILOQUENCE — foolish or senseless talk

VENTRILOQUISM — speaking so that the voice appears to come from elsewhere

VERILOQUENT — speaking truthfully; truthful