blandiloquence
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The scale and ferocity of violence produced by uncivil wars have fascinated, shocked, and sickened the whole world. Words cannot easily describe their cruelty, and their attempted theorisation seems at first glance to be a self-indulgent act of blandiloquence."
Etymology
From Latin blandus (“flattering”) + loquor (“speak”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: blandus