Stultiloquence
/ˌstʌl.tɪˈloʊ.kwəns/noun
Foolish, senseless, or absurd speech.
Did you know?Stultiloquence is a learned formation from Latin roots, and its sharp, almost incantatory sound is exactly the kind of scholarly coinage that made English sound like secret knowledge.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
stultus
“foolish, stupid”
Latin
Latin
loqui
“to speak”
Late Latin
Latin
stultiloquium
“foolish speech”
16th-17th Century
English
stultiloquence
“foolish or senseless speech”
Modern English
English
stultiloquence
“foolish, absurd, or nonsensical speech”