loqu-, -loquence, -loquent, -loquently, -loquy, -iloquent, -iloquently +
(Latin: talk, speak, say)
This loqu unit is directly related to the "talk, speak, say, word, speech" locu- family unit.
pauciloquent
1. Being a user of the fewest number of words to make a point.
2. The utterance of few words or speaking in a brief manner.
pauciloquy
A speech of very few words; using the fewest possible words to make a point.
pectoriloquy
1. Voice sounds of increased resonance heard through the chest wall.
2. Transmission of the voice sound through the pulmonary structures so that it is unusually audible on auscultation of the chest, indicating either consolidation of the lung parenchyma or the presence of a large cavity.
3. The distinct articulation of the sounds of a patient's voice, heard when applying the ear to the chest in auscultation.
It usually indicates some morbid change in the lungs or pleural cavity.
planiloquent, planiloquence
Speaking plainly.
pleniloquent, pleniloquence
Full of talk; excessive talking.
polyloquent, polyloquence
Talking about many things.
Res ipsa loquitur.
The matter speaks for itself.
Another translation is, "The thing itself speaks." In a trial involving an accident, the damage is evident; the defendant must prove that the accident was not due to negligence on his part.
sanctiloquence
Speaking solemnly, or about sacred or holy things.
sanctiloquent
Speaking of or discoursing on holy or sacred things.
sialoquent, sialoquence
Spraying saliva when speaking.
I once knew a fellow named Fritz,
Who spoke with conspicuous spritz.
Whatever he’d say
Came out with a spray—:
His
sialoquent spurts gave me fits!
—Chloe S. Yarmouth,
as seen in There's a Word for it! by Charles Harrington Elster
soliloquacious
Soliloquizing at great length.
soliloquacious
Prone to soliloquize or to talk to oneself.
soliloquacity
Soliloquizing, or talking to oneself, at great length.
soliloquent
Speaking in soliloquy or to oneself.
soliloquies
The acts of speaking while alone, especially when used as a theatrical device that allows a character's thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience.
Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "talk, speak, speech; words, language; tongue, etc.":
cit-;
clam-;
dic-;
English Words: Origins and Histories;
fa-;
-farious;
glosso-;
glotto-;
lalo-;
linguo-;
locu-;
logo-;
mythico-;
-ology;
ora-;
-phasia;
-phemia;
phon-;
phras-;
Quotes: Language,Part 1;
Quotes: Language, Part 2;
Quotes: Language, Part 3;
serm-;
tongue;
voc-.
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