Dictionary

garrulity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɡəˈɹuː.lɪ.ti/ (UK)
• /gə-ro͞o′-lĭ-tē/
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Meanings

1. (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being garrulous.
   • With all the affectionate garrulity of age, she a thousand times expressed her pleasure at beholding the sisters;[…] 1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XVIII, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 249:
   • He ought to bee of some abilities in disputing; and what he wants in Logick, he must supply in Garrulity: for whatsoever he affirms, the interest he hath in his seduc'd hearers, improves into Syllogism […] 1652, William Sancroft, Modern Policies:
2. (countable, uncountable) Garrulous talk.
   • A stream of inquiry and comment issued from her lips. . . . At last Gillian managed to stem the torrent of garrulity and interposed a question. 1921, Margaret Pedler, chapter 31, in The Lamp of Fate:
   • 'I suppose he has to work hard now?' suggested Elsie politely. She had very little interest in the absent Vernon and still less in his occupation, but Miss Barrowford was 'a dear', and the surest way to her good opinion was to turn a sympathetic ear to amiable garrulities on her two subjects—her wonderful garden and her exceptional brother. 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:
   • She delivered herself of a great number of original reflections. It was the most charming garrulity he had ever heard. 1879, Henry James, Daisy Miller, pt. 1:

Forms

Synonyms

garrulousness · talkativeness · loquaciousness

Translations (17)

el φλυαρία (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · el πολυλογία (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · es logorrea (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · es garrulidad (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · ka ყბედობა (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · fr loquacité (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · ka ენამრავლობა (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · pt loquacidade (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · es locuacidad (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · pt garrulice (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · ga foclaíocht (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · cs řečnost (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · pt tagarelice (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · bg бъбривост (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · ka სიტყვამრავლობა (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · es verborrea (state or characteristic of being garrulous) · de Geschwätzigkeit (state or characteristic of being garrulous)