Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stultiloquy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stul-til-o-quy
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Foolish talk; babble.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"concerning stultiloquy it is to be observed that the masters of spiritual life mean not the talk and useless babble of weak and ignorant persons"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stultiloquium.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: stultiloquium

Usage

Questions

What does stultiloquy mean?: Foolish talk; babble.
Where does stultiloquy come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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