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loquacity

[ loh-kwas-i-tee ]

noun

plural loquacities.
  1. the state of being loquacious; talkativeness; garrulity.
  2. an instance of talkativeness or garrulity; a loquacious flow of talk:

    The sherry increased my loquacity.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of loquacity1

1595–1605; < Latin ±ô´Ç±ç³ÜÄ峦¾±³ÙÄå²õ talkativeness, equivalent to ±ô´Ç±ç³ÜÄ峦¾±-, stem of ±ô´Ç±ç³ÜÄå³æ talkative (derivative of ±ô´Ç±ç³ÜÄ« to speak; eloquent ) + -³ÙÄå²õ -ty 2
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Experts now believe it likely that George, who was known for his “incessant loquacity,†had bipolar disorder, and experienced four or more acute bouts of the disease throughout his life.

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“My point is …†he will say, punctuating his loquacity with sharp raps.

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Today, as a politician now known for his loquacity, he regularly quotes from Heaney’s “The Cure at Troy.â€

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She might even have perceived a glimmer of her own vivacious self in that couple’s determined loquacity.

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Colonel Scheisskopf gave no indication that he did agree, but General Peckem was already too entranced with his own loquacity to notice.

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