Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blandiloquent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blandil-o-quent
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Speaking, or spoken, in a mild, flattering manner.

Example Sentences

"Graunt to me no learning, Muses, thou Pagan Apollo, Cynthia, with Charites, thou blandiloquent mery Pytho,"
"Saulsbury, who was very drunk—or, to use the blandiloquent expression of the reporters—who is “in the habit of visiting the refectory very frequently,” gave utterance […] to the following disloyal sentiment:"
"For Ralegh at his most blandiloquent the Queen, rather than any mere beloved, is the woman set apart, the inaccessible ideal, the paragon untouched by human mortality, and the mistress who commands love and service."

Etymology

From Latin blandus (“flattering”) + loquēns (“speaking”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: blandus

Inflected Forms

more blandiloquent (comparative) most blandiloquent (superlative)

Derived Forms

blandiloquently

Frequently Paired Words

blandiloquence blandiloquous

Questions

What does blandiloquent mean?: Speaking, or spoken, in a mild, flattering manner.
Where does blandiloquent come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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