Dulciloquy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dulciloquy is a noun meaning A soft manner of speaking; gentle speech.
Meaning
A soft manner of speaking; gentle speech.
Example Sentences
Hushed into sweet tranquillity / By that divine dulciloquy.
Winslow started on his dulciloquy. With an autocratic, barely perceptible sweep of the hand, the general cut him short.
If Harrison's poetry depicts machine-gun tongues of fire as leading to nothing but apocalypse, a fruitless Pentecost, it does not commend the tongues of fire of dulciloquy and poetic eloquence as capable of bringing redemption.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include suaviloquy, douceur, dulcification, dulceness, dulciness, suaviloquence.
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