loquacity
pronunciation
How to pronounce loquacity in British English: UK [lə'kwæsətɪ]
How to pronounce loquacity in American English: US [lə'kwæsətɪ]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being wordy and talkative
Word Origin
- loquacity (n.)
- c. 1200, from Latin loquacitatem (nominative loquacitas) "talkativeness," from loquax "talkative" (see loquacious). An Old English word for it was ofersprecolnes.
Example
- 1. What he lacked in charm he could make up in loquacity .
- 2. Loquacity storms the ear , but modesty takes the heart .
- 3. The nervous loquacity and opinionation of the zenith athletic club dropped from them .