garrulousness

garrulousness
noun see garrulous

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • garrulousness — 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

  • garrulousness — garrulous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excessively talkative. DERIVATIVES garrulity noun garrulously adverb garrulousness noun. ORIGIN Latin garrulus, from garrire to chatter, prattle …   English terms dictionary

  • garrulousness — noun the quality of being wordy and talkative • Syn: ↑garrulity, ↑loquaciousness, ↑loquacity, ↑talkativeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑talkative (for: ↑talkativeness), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Garrulousness — Garrulous Gar ru*lous, a. [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to chatter, talk; cf. Gr. ? voice, ? to speak, sing. Cf. {Call}.] 1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious. [1913 Webster] The most garrulous people …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • garrulousness — See garrulously. * * * …   Universalium

  • garrulousness — noun garrulity …   Wiktionary

  • garrulousness — n. talkativeness, chattiness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • garrulousness — gar·ru·lous·ness …   English syllables

  • garrulousness — See: garrulous …   English dictionary

  • garrulity — noun the quality of being wordy and talkative • Syn: ↑garrulousness, ↑loquaciousness, ↑loquacity, ↑talkativeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑talkative (for: ↑talkativeness), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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