locution
Manner of speaking
Locution is a somewhat formal word for a particular word, phrase, or expression, especially one that is characteristic of a region, group, or individual.
It emphasizes the specific way something is said rather than what is meant.
The politician's folksy locutions helped her connect with rural voters.
In philosophy, locution refers specifically to the act of saying something, as distinct from what the speaker intends or accomplishes by saying it.
Manner of speaking words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
- accentRegional speech pattern
- intonationPitch variation in speech
utterance · phonetics · inflection · modulation · prosody · cadence · voice · tongue
Choice of words
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
lingo · word choice · language · usage · register · nomenclature · argot · patois
Words forming partial meaning
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- turn of phraseDistinctive verbal expression
- wordingSpecific language chosen
- phrasingManner of expressing something
saying · expression · formulation · parlance · usage · euphemism · catchphrase · aphorism
Persuasive verbal grace
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- grandiloquencePompous, extravagant language
- bombastPretentious hollow language
magniloquence · verbosity · prolixity · floridness · declamation · speechmaking · discourse · address
pronunciation
Manner of speaking words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
- accentRegional speech pattern
intonation · utterance · phonetics · inflection · modulation · prosody · cadence · voice · tongue · phonology
diction
Choice of words
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
vernacular · lingo · word choice · language · usage · register · nomenclature · argot · patois · cant
phrase
Words forming partial meaning
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- turn of phraseDistinctive verbal expression
- wordingSpecific language chosen
phrasing · saying · expression · formulation · parlance · usage · euphemism · catchphrase · aphorism · proverb
eloquence
Persuasive verbal grace
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- grandiloquencePompous, extravagant language
bombast · magniloquence · verbosity · prolixity · floridness · declamation · speechmaking · discourse · address · silver-tongued
- expressionsexpression, I love you, phrase, idioms, thank you
- Speech Elementsspeech, word choice, diction, pronunciation, articulation
- divine revelationtheophany, epiphany, illumination, divine voice, heavenly voice
- linguistic unitsword, morpheme, phoneme, grapheme, syllable
- spiritual experiencesreligious experience, mystical union, divine vision, divine encounter, spiritual vision
- Christian Mysticismmystical union, divine union, contemplative life, dark night of the soul, mystical states
locutionsilence
Total lack of sound
muteness · speechlessness · wordlessness · taciturnity · reticence
locutionmalapropism
Sound-alike word confusion
inarticulacy · gibberish · babble · garble · mumbling
locutiongesture
Communicative body movement
body language · pantomime · sign · facial expression · action