- garrulity
- garrulity 1580s, from M.Fr. garrulité, from L. garrulitatem (nom. garrulitas) "chattering, loquacity," from garrulus (see GARRULOUS (Cf. garrulous)).
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garrulity — gar*ru li*ty, n. [L. garrulitas: cf. F. garrulit[ e].] Talkativeness; loquacity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
garrulity — garrulity, garrulousness talkativeness, loquacity, volubility, glibness (see under TALKATIVE) Analogous words: *verbiage: prolixity, verboseness, diffuseness, wordiness (see corresponding adjectives at WORDY): chattering, prating, babbling,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
garrulity — noun /ɡəˈɹu.lɪ.ti/ The state or characteristic of being garrulous. She delivered herself of a great number of original reflections. It was the most charming garrulity he had ever heard. Syn: garrulousness, loquaciousness, talkativeness … Wiktionary
garrulity — garrulous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excessively talkative. DERIVATIVES garrulity noun garrulously adverb garrulousness noun. ORIGIN Latin garrulus, from garrire to chatter, prattle … English terms dictionary
garrulity — noun Date: 1581 the quality or state of being garrulous … New Collegiate Dictionary
garrulity — /geuh rooh li tee/, n. the quality of being garrulous; talkativeness; loquacity. [1575 85; < F garrulité < L garrulitas. See GARRULOUS, ITY] * * * … Universalium
garrulity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. loquacity, wordiness, prolixity, verbosity. Ant., taciturnity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. loquacity, wordiness, verbosity, glibness, grandiloquence, talkativeness, chattiness, garrulousness, volubility,… … English dictionary for students
garrulity — gar·ru·li·ty || gæ ruËlÉ™tɪ n. wordiness, loquaciousness, talkativeness … English contemporary dictionary
garrulity — n. Loquacity, loquaciousness, babble, babbling, talkativenesss, prattle, prate … New dictionary of synonyms
garrulity — n talkativeness, loquacity, loquaciousness, volubility, glibness, gift of gab, garrulousness; wordiness, diffuseness, verbosity, prolixity; effusiveness, gushiness, chattiness, gossipiness; chattering, babbling, blathering, prattling, jabbering … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
