stultiloquence

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/stʌlˈtɪləʊkwɛns/

noun

Silly talk; babble.

OriginLatin stultiloquentia →
Scrabble 25
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Meanings

nounstultiloquence (uncountable)
  1. formaluncountableSilly talk; babble.

Origin

  1. Latinstultiloquentia
  2. Englishstultiloquence

Learned borrowing from Latin stultiloquentia, from stultus (“foolish”) + loquentia (“a talking”).

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APA

stultiloquence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stultiloquence

MLA

“stultiloquence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stultiloquence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stultiloquence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stultiloquence.

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