garrulity

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡəˈɹu.lɪ.ti/

Noun

garrulity (uncountable)

1. The state or characteristic of being garrulous.
   • 1879, Henry James, Daisy Miller, pt. 1,

     She delivered herself of a great number of original reflections. It was the most charming garrulity he had ever heard.

   • 1921, Margaret Pedler, The Lamp of Fate, ch. 31,

     A stream of inquiry and comment issued from her lips. . . . At last Gillian managed to stem the torrent of garrulity and interposed a question.

Synonyms

• garrulousness
• loquaciousness
• talkativeness

Translations

state or characteristic of being garrulous

Irish: foclaíocht (ga) f.

Spanish: locuacidad (es) f., garrulidad  (es) f.