garrulity

noun

gar·​ru·​li·​ty gə-ˈrü-lə-tē 

ga-

: the quality or state of being garrulous

Synonyms

• circumlocution
• diffuseness
• diffusion
• garrulousness
• logorrhea
• long-windedness
• periphrasis
• prolixity
• redundancy
• verbalism
• verbiage
• verboseness
• verbosity
• windiness
• wordage
• wordiness

Examples of garrulity in a Sentence

in her article the professor resorts to garrulity in a vain attempt to disguise the fact that she has very little worth saying

Recent Examples on the Web

Flatulent describes inflated, pretentious writing; garrulity describes excessive talkativeness. —Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 31 Oct. 2020

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French garrulité, borrowed from Latin garrulitāt-, garrulitās, from garrulus "chatty, garrulous" + -itāt-, -itās -ity

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined above