Synonyms for colloquy
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Noun
conversation, dialogue AU, dialog US, discourse, conference, talk, converse, confabulation, interlocution
Definitions
- n. 1
A conversation or dialogue.
Related words
- Word family
- colloquial colloquist collogue
- Is a kind of
- conversation conference discourse discussion
Forms
- Plural
- colloquies → conversations, dialogues, discourses, conferences…
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A colloquy is indefinite as to number, and generally somewhat informal.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- dialogue The mystery contains more dialogue than narrative.
- converse Tom claims he can converse with plants and animals.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| colloquy | falling | |
| dialogue | rising | |
| converse | steady | |
| confabulation | rising | |
| interlocution | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- talk1
- 6 letters
- dialog3
- 8 letters
- dialogue3, converse2
- 9 letters
- discourse2
- 10 letters
- conference3
- 12 letters
- conversation4
- 13 letters
- confabulation5, interlocution
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dialog3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- colloque
- Español
- coloquio
- Deutsch
- Kolloquium