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