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- [guh-roo-li-tee]
- /gəˈru lɪ ti/
- /gæˈruːlɪtɪ/
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- [guh-roo-li-tee]
- /gəˈru lɪ ti/
Definitions of garrulity word
- noun garrulity the quality of being garrulous; talkativeness; loquacity. 1
- noun garrulity Excessive talkativeness, especially on trivial matters. 1
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Origin of garrulity
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < French garrulité < Latin garrulitās. See garrulous, -ity
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Parts of speech for Garrulity
noun
adjective
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preposition
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determiner
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garrulity popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
garrulity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for garrulity
noun garrulity
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- wordiness — characterized by or given to the use of many, or too many, words; verbose: She grew impatient at his wordy reply.
- verboseness — characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report.
- prolixity — extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
- verbosity — the state or quality of being verbose; superfluity of words; wordiness: His speeches were always marred by verbosity.
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