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Showing words for CIRCUMLOCUTION using the English dictionary

14 Letter Words for Circumlocution

circumlocution

10 Letter Words for Circumlocution

corniculum, locutorium

9 Letter Words for Circumlocution

concilium, corolitic, corticium, councilor, cuticolor, limoncito, unctorium

8 Letter Words for Circumlocution

circulin, clitoric, controul, coronium, corticin, cotilion, countrol, criminol, croconic, crotonic, cuniculi, curculio, curcumin, inoculum, locution, miltonic, mirliton, molition, niccolic, nitrolic, nitrolim, noctilio, onirotic, oriconic, orontium, tricolic, tricolon, tricouni, unicolor, utriculi

7 Letter Words for Circumlocution

circuit, circuli, clinium, clition, coconut, coction, coition, colicin, colitic, colonic, colorin, comourn, concoct, contour, control, cooccur, cornuto, cortili, couloir, council, countor, crouton, cuminic, cuminol, limitor, linocut, locutor, miction, monitor, monotic, moonlit, moronic, motoric, muconic, niccolo, nicotic, nilotic, noritic, omicron, oncotic, oolitic, orcinol, oulitic, outlimn, ruction, rumicin, torulin, trilium, tromino, turmoil, ulminic, unclout, uncomic, utricul

6 Letter Words for Circumlocution

cilium, circum, circut, citric, citril, citrin, citron, citrul, clinic, clitic, clonic, coccin, coloni, column, comino, comint, concio, concur, conium, coriin, corium, cornic, coroun, cortin, coruco, cotoin, couril, coutil, crinum, critic, crocin, crotin, croton, cultic, cumuli, cunili, cuorin, curium, iconic, inctri, incult, inocor, ionium, ironic, licorn, licour, lictor, licuri, limnic, loimic, loriot, lotion, lotium, lucrum, lucumo, lutrin, micron, milton, mincio, miotic, morion, motion, motrin, moulin, mouton, muonic, muriti, murlin, nicolo, nirlit, nitric, nitril, norito, notour, occult, octoic, octroi, octuor, oilnut, omotic, oniric, ormolu, outrun, roucou, runout, ticino, timucu, toluic, tomorn, torino, toruli, tricon, trinol, tulnic, tumuli, turion, ulicon, ultimo, ultion, unclot, uncoil, uncolt, uncool, uncurl, unicum, unmoor, unroot, unrout, untrim, uronic

5 Letter Words for Circumlocution

cinct, cirio, clint, cloit, cloot, clour, clout, cocci, cocco, cocin, colic, colin, colon, color, comic, conic, conli, conto, contr, corni, corno, cornu, corol, count, court, crool, croon, crout, crunt, ctimo, culot, culti, cumic, cumin, cumol, cunit, curin, curio, cutin, ictic, ilion, ilium, imcnt, imino, incor, incur, incut, inrol, intil, intro, inuit, ionic, iortn, licit, limit, linum, lirot, litui, locum, loric, lorum, lotic, lotor, lumut, micro, milit, milor, minor, minot, mirin, molto, monic, mooli, moorn, moric, morin, moroc, moron, moton, motor, mount, mourn, mucic, mucin, mucor, mucro, mulct, multi, multo, munic, muntu, mutic, muton, nicol, nilot, nitro, nomic, nomoi, norit, notum, occur, octic, oculi, onium, ontic, orcin, orion, orlon, otium, ricin, romic, ronco, rooti, runic, rutic, rutin, ticul, timon, timor, timur, tirol, tomin, tonic, toric, torii, tourn, triol, troco, troic, tronc, tucum, tumli, tumor, tunic, turco, turin, turio, ulmic, ulmin, umiri, uncut, unlit, unoil, until, utrum

4 Letter Words for Circumlocution

cion, circ, cirl, cito, clin, clio, clit, clon, clot, clou, clum, coco, coct, coil, coin, coir, coit, coli, colt, coml, comr, conc, coni, cont, cool, coom, coon, coot, corm, corn, cort, coto, coul, cour, cric, crim, crin, crit, croc, crum, crut, ctrl, cuir, cuit, culm, cult, cunt, cuon, curl, curn, curt, icon, ilot, imit, incl, incr, init, inro, inti, intl, into, intr, iron, itmo, liin, limn, limo, limu, lino, lint, lion, liri, liti, litu, loci, locn, loco, loin, loir, loom, loon, loor, loot, lori, lorn, loro, loti, loto, loun, lour, lout, luit, lunt, mico, milo, milt, mini, mino, mint, miri, miro, moco, moil, moio, moir, moit, molt, mono, mont, mooi, mool, moon, moor, moot, morn, moro, mort, motu, moul, moun, mout, muil, muir, mult, muni, munt, muon, murl, muti, nirl, nito, noil, noir, nolo, nolt, nori, norm, noul, nout, nurl, oint, olio, omit, omni, onto, oont, orlo, otic, ourn, outr, rimu, riot, roil, roin, roit, ront, rool, room, roon, root, rotc, roti, rotl, roto, roul, roum, roun, rout, ruin, runt, tinc, tirl, toco, toil, tolu, tool, toom, toon, torc, tori, torn, toro, toru, toun, tour, trim, trin, trio, tron, trun, tulu, tuno, tunu, turm, turn, tuum, ulmo, ulto, unci, unco, unct, unio, unit, unto, unum, uric, urim, urol, uroo, util, utum

3 Letter Words for Circumlocution

ccm, cir, cit, cli, clo, clr, cml, col, com, con, coo, cor, cot, crc, crl, cro, crt, cru, ctn, cto, ctr, cul, cum, cun, cur, cut, ilo, imi, imo, imu, inc, int, ion, iou, lcm, lim, lin, lir, lit, lnr, loc, loo, lor, lot, ltm, ltr, lum, luo, lur, lut, mic, mil, min, mir, mit, moc, moi, mol, mon, moo, mor, mot, mou, mri, mtn, mun, mut, nco, nil, nim, nit, nol, nom, noo, nor, not, nul, num, nur, nut, oct, oii, oil, olm, oni, ono, ont, oom, oon, oor, oot, orc, orl, ort, otc, oto, oui, our, out, rct, rim, rin, rio, rit, roc, roi, rom, ron, roo, rot, rti, ruc, rum, run, rut, tic, til, tim, tin, tiu, tlc, tln, tlo, tlr, toc, toi, tol, tom, ton, too, tor, tou, tri, trm, tui, tum, tun, tur, uit, ult, ulu, umu, unc, uni, unl, urn, utc, uti, utu

Definitions for Circumlocution

[1] a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
[2] a roundabout expression.
[3] an indirect way of expressing something
[4] an indirect expression

Words related to Circumlocution

euphemism, diffuseness, wordiness, roundabout, prolixity, pleonasm, verbiage, indirectness, tautology, periphrasis, discursiveness, periphrase, verbality

Words nearby Circumlocution

circumfluous, circumfuse, circumgyration, circumincession, circumjacent, circumlocution, circumlunar, circumnavigate, circumnutate, circumnutation, circumocular

Origin of Circumlocution

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin circumlocūtiōn- (stem of circumlocūtiō ). See circum-, locution

Other words from Circumlocution

cir·cum·loc·u·to·ry [sur-kuh m-lok -yuh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˌsɜr kəmˈlɒk yəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ , cir·cum·lo·cu·tion·al , cir·cum·lo·cu·tion·ar·y , adjective
un·cir·cum·loc·u·to·ry , adjective

Synonyms for Circumlocution

diffuseness, discursiveness, euphemism, indirectness, periphrasis, pleonasm, prolixity, roundabout, tautology, verbiage, wordiness, beating around the bush, circumambages, gassiness, periphrase, verbal evasion, verbality