word-hoard
One's linguistic stockpile
A word-hoard is a person's vocabulary or store of words, especially one that is rich or extensive.
The term comes from Old English poetry, where it described the treasure-trove of language a skilled speaker or poet could draw upon: She has an impressive word-hoard for someone so young.
The compound retains a literary, slightly archaic flavor.
Figurative Norse compound
- Old EnglishGermanic language of early Britain
- BeowulfOld English epic's protagonist
- mead-hallNorse drinking hall
- GermanicOf Teutonic language stock
compound · Anglo-Saxon · bard · oral tradition · skald · runic · saga · riddle
Vocabulary of a language
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- dictionChoice of words
- wordbookCompiled vocabulary reference
glossary · thesaurus · phrase-book · terminology · idiom · expression · locution · parlance
Persuasive verbal grace
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- wordcraftSkill in using language
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
kenning
Figurative Norse compound
- Old EnglishGermanic language of early Britain
- BeowulfOld English epic's protagonist
- mead-hallNorse drinking hall
Germanic · compound · Anglo-Saxon · bard · oral tradition · skald · runic · saga · riddle · epic
lexicon
Vocabulary of a language
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- dictionChoice of words
wordbook · glossary · thesaurus · phrase-book · terminology · idiom · expression · locution · parlance
eloquence
Persuasive verbal grace
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- wordcraftSkill in using language
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
- Kenningsmead-hall, shield-wall
- Old English poetryalliteration, Beowulf, kenning, caesura, kennings
word-hoardwordlessness
Lacking verbal expression
inarticulation · speechlessness · tongue-tied · aphasia · muteness
word-hoardsilence
Total lack of sound
muteness · taciturnity · reticence · speechlessness · voicelessness
word-hoardgesture
Communicative body movement
pantomime · body language · sign · silence · the unspeakable
word, hoard, wording, wordy, hoarding, hoarder, hoards, hordes