Loqui

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Relating to the act of speaking or conversing; characterized by verbal expression and communication; a term used to describe the use of language in dialogue or discourse
2. Pertaining to the process of verbal interaction; denoting the expression of thoughts or ideas through speech; an adjective describing communicative behavior in conversations
3. Connected to the manner or style of speaking; involving the articulation of words in conversation; a concept encapsulating the verbal exchange between individuals

Etymology: Latin "loqui" means "to speak" or "to talk," and it is a verb of the ordinary, everyday kind that Romans used constantly in conversation. Its ancestry reaches back to Proto-Indo-European, but the form itself is purely Latin, and it did not stay in its original shape for long: the verb forms that grew from it shaped a whole family of words in the Romance languages. The clearest English descendants come through Latin's compounds and derivatives rather than "loqui" alone. Words such as "eloquent," "colloquial," and "soliloquy" all carry its core sense of speech. "Colloquial," for instance, is built from "con-" meaning "together" and "loqui," so it describes language used in talk among people rather than in formal writing. "Soliloquy" combines "solus," meaning "alone," with "loqui," describing a speech delivered by someone with no one else to hear it. Because English took these words directly from Latin in learned contexts, the verb itself rarely appears in modern English except as a building block inside them.

Synonyms: speak, talk, converse, communicate

Antonyms: be silent, listen, mute