'Garrulousness' definitions:
Definition of 'garrulousness'
From: WordNet
noun
The quality of being wordy and talkative [syn: garrulity, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness]
Definition of 'Garrulousness'
From: GCIDE
- Garrulous \Gar"ru*lous\, a. [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to chatter, talk; cf. Gr. ? voice, ? to speak, sing. Cf. Call.]
- 1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious. [1913 Webster]
- The most garrulous people on earth. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; as, the garrulous roller.
- Syn: Garrulous, Talkative, Loquacious.
- Usage: A garrulous person indulges in long, prosy talk, with frequent repetitions and lengthened details; talkative implies simply a great desire to talk; and loquacious a great flow of words at command. A child is talkative; a lively woman is loquacious; an old man in his dotage is garrulous. -- {Gar"ru*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Gar"ru*lous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]