mendaciloquence

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noun

The action of telling lies in an artful way

OriginLatin mendācitās →
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Meanings

nounmendaciloquence (uncountable)
  1. obsoleterareuncountableThe action of telling lies in an artful way

    "Every member was to wear a blue cap with a red feather in it; before admittance he had to give proof of his powers of mendaciloquence; during club hours […]"

    2003, Charles William Heckethorn, London Souvenirs

Origin

  1. Latinloquor“to speak”
  2. Latinmendācitās“falsehood”
  3. Englishmendaciloquence

From Latin mendācitās (“falsehood”), and -loquence from Latin loquor (“to speak”).

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APA

mendaciloquence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendaciloquence

MLA

“mendaciloquence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendaciloquence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mendaciloquence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendaciloquence.

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