ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Loquacity

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /loʊˈkwæsɪti/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Loquacity is a noun meaning Talkativeness; the quality of being loquacious.

Meaning

Talkativeness; the quality of being loquacious.

Example Sentences

A man that were ſo diſpoſed, may ſeeme in reaſon to reproove […] the loquacity of Euripides, […]
Their silence would have been awkward but for the loquacity of Jane, who talked enough for all three.
Here was news for us, for Mr Kelada, with all his loquacity, had never told anyone what his business was.
Neither is eloquence or rhetoric unclaimed by him: he perſuaded with Stentorian loquacity, and convinces by the irreſiſtible powers of a bellowing horſe laugh.

Word Forms

Synonyms for loquacity

Depending on context, synonyms include loquaciousness, garrulity, talkativeness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include loquaciousness, talkativeness, garrulity, multiloquence, loquatiousness, talkiness.

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