Stultiloquence

//stʌlˈtɪləʊkwɛns// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Silly talk; babble. formal, uncountable

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absurditybabblebalderdashblabberblatherbombast

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin stultiloquentia, from stultus (“foolish”) + loquentia (“a talking”).

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