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[syn: garrulity, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Loquacity \Lo*quac"i*ty\, n. [L. loquacitas: cf. F.
loquacit['e].]
The habit or practice of talking continually or excessively;
inclination to talk too much; talkativeness; garrulity.
[1913 Webster]
Too great loquacity and too great taciturnity by fits.
--Arbuthnot.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
loquacity
n 1: the quality of being wordy and talkative [syn: garrulity,
garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity,
talkativeness]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):
LOQUACITY, n. A disorder which renders the sufferer unable to curb
his tongue when you wish to talk.