loquacity

[ loh-kwas-i-tee ]

/ loʊˈkwæs ɪ ti /

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noun, plural lo·quac·i·ties.

the state of being loquacious; talkativeness; garrulity.

an instance of talkativeness or garrulity; a loquacious flow of talk: The sherry increased my loquacity.

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lopsidedly, lopstick, loq., loquacious, loquaciously, loquacity, loquat, loquitur, lor, lorain, lorain-lévi syndrome

Origin of loquacity

1595–1605; < Latin loquācitās talkativeness, equivalent to loquāci-, stem of loquāx talkative (derivative of loquī to speak; cf. eloquent) + -tās -ty²

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The only excuse for loquacity would be the sending of an inquisitive constable on a fruitless expedition.
Prescott of Saskatchewan|Harold Bindloss
Brougham's loquacity was intolerable, and his conceit immense.
The Mother of Parliaments|Harry Graham
And then again, with a loquacity of which he was seldom guilty, he repeated, "I'll ha'nt 'em to the last!"
Latitude 19 degree|Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield
Firouz Ali, like all loquacious people—even though his loquacity was designed—disliked the spoiling of his sentences.
Carry On!|Herbert Strang

Four accepted their fate in a state of extreme nervous excitement, accompanied by loquacity.
The Criminal|Havelock Ellis

Word Origin and History for loquacity

loquacity

c.1200, from Latin loquacitatem (nominative loquacitas) "talkativeness," from loquax "talkative" (see loquacious). An Old English word for it was ofersprecolnes.

loquacity

noun, plural lo·quac·i·ties.

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