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garrulity

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɡəˈɹuː.lɪ.ti/
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  • /gə-ro͞o′-lĭ-tē/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The state or characteristic of being garrulous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Garrulous talk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the quality of being wordy and talkative

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: communicativeness

Narrower terms: leresis

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бъбривост (bǎbrivost) — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • Czech: řečnost — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • French: loquacité — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • Georgian: სიტყვამრავლობა (siṭq̇vamravloba) — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • Georgian: ენამრავლობა (enamravloba) — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • Georgian: ყბედობა (q̇bedoba) — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • German: Geschwätzigkeit — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • Greek: φλυαρία (flyaría) — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • Greek: πολυλογία (polylogía) — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • Irish: foclaíocht — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • Portuguese: garrulice — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • Portuguese: loquacidade — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • Portuguese: tagarelice — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • Spanish: locuacidad — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • Spanish: garrulidad — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • Spanish: verborrea — state or characteristic of being garrulous
  • Spanish: logorrea — state or characteristic of being garrulous