dulciloquence
dulciloquence noun: the quality of being dulciloquent.
Noun
dulciloquence (uncountable)
- The quality of being dulciloquent.
- Be that as it may, certain it is, that Kemble performed both at Leicester and Gloucester, and from thence proceeded to Cheltenham, where, in conjunction with a Mr. Carlton, he produced a nouvelle entertainment; i. e. a lecture upon eloquence, by himself, and sleight of hand tricks by his coadjutor....1825 February 12, [Catherine Elizabeth Oxberry, editor], “Memoir of John Philip Kemble”, in Oxberry’s Dramatic Biography, and Histrionic Anecdotes, volume I, London: George Virtue, […], page 109
- I dutifully trailed along behind Andre for a few days before being trusted to take the lead role on some sales calls. Lacking his francophone dulciloquence, however, and having a hitch in my style born of ethical hesitations, I failed to sell a single calculator.2016, Richard Dietrich Maddox, Remembering Eternity, volume 1 (The Sun Inside), book 1 (The Game Begins), →ISBN, page 181
Questions about dulciloquence
- What does dulciloquence mean?
- Dulciloquence means the quality of being dulciloquent.
- What part of speech is dulciloquence?
- Dulciloquence is a noun.
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