Definitions for garrulousness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gar•ru•lous*ˈgær ə ləs, ˈgær yə-(adj.)

  1. excessively talkative in a rambling manner, esp. about trivial matters.

  2. wordy or diffuse.

* Syn: See talkative.

Origin of garrulous:

1605–15; < L garrulus=garr(īre) to chatter +-ulus -ulous

gar′ru•lous•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. garrulity, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness(noun)

    the quality of being wordy and talkative

Wiktionary

  1. garrulousness(Noun)

    garrulity


Translations for garrulousness

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

garrulousness(noun)

fond of talking

a garrulous old man.

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