vaniloquy
vaniloquy noun: idle or vain talk.
Noun
vaniloquy (countable and uncountable, plural vaniloquies)
- Idle or vain talk.
- much Babbling, Dicacity, Vaniloquy.[1626, H[enry] C[ockeram], “much Babbling”, in The English Dictionarie: or, An Interpreter of Hard English VVords: […], 2nd edition, London: […] Isaac Iaggard, for Edmund Weauer, […], →OCLC, 2nd part...
- This Oath is ſinful, becauſe it contains no fewer than Forty Battologies or Vain Repetitions, the Senſe of which might have been as well and fully expreſt by eight or nine words at moſt, as will appear to any who will recount them: […] All Vaniloquy or ldle ſpeaking in our Daily Converſation, is...W[illiam] R[eynolds] McLeod, V. B. McLeod, compilers (1979), Anglo-Scottish Tracts, 1701-1714: A Descriptive Checklist (Library Series; 44), Lawrence, Kan.: University of Kansas Libraries, page 149
- Synonyms:
- vaniloquence
Examples of vaniloquy in a sentence
- By Francis Moore, Physician.” But we have at length reached inspired ground, and must end all vaniloquy.1820 December 9, “[Review of New Books.] Almanacks for 1821.”, in The Literary Gazette; and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc....
- [Суе]сло́віе, sn. des discours frivoles m. . . . . . . . unnützes Geſchwätz. . . . . . . . vaniloquy, vain talk.1845, Филиппъ Рейфъ [i.e., Karl Philipp Reiff], compiler, Новый карманный словарь русскаго, французскаго, нѣмецкаго и англійскаго языковъ...
Synonyms of vaniloquy
Forms of vaniloquy
| plural | vaniloquies |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | vaniloquie |
Origin of vaniloquy
From Latin vāniloquium. See -loquy.
Questions about vaniloquy
- What does vaniloquy mean?
- Vaniloquy means idle or vain talk.
- How do you use vaniloquy in a sentence?
- By Francis Moore, Physician.” But we have at length reached inspired ground, and must end all vaniloquy.
- What part of speech is vaniloquy?
- Vaniloquy is a noun.
- What is the plural of vaniloquy?
- The plural of vaniloquy is vaniloquies.
Words near vaniloquy in the dictionary
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