dulciloquy means A soft manner of speaking; gentle speech. It carries an Arena rating of 1930, earned across 28 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, dulciloquy ranks #47 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #1,765 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #2,835 of 17,143 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #4,820 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words.
Why “dulciloquy” is a great word
A sweet or pleasing manner of speaking. From the Latin dulcis ("sweet") and loqui ("to speak"), first attested in 1623. Unlike "colloquy," which denotes formal dialogue, or "blandiloquence," which suggests flattering insincerity, dulciloquy is an unforced gentleness of utterance. It is the calming murmur of a parent beside a sick child's bed, the warm tone of a long-known voice through a midnight telephone receiver, or the measured cadence of a voice reading poetry in a lamplit room—a quiet proof that sound itself can be a sanctuary.
Etymology
Latin dulcis (“sweet”) and loqui (“to speak”).
noun
- A soft manner of speaking; gentle speech.e.g.“Hushed into sweet tranquillity / By that divine dulciloquy.” — 1885, Isaac L. Vansant, Roofless: a romance in rhyme:
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