loquacity

[ loh-kwas-i-tee ]

noun

, plural lo·quac·i·ties.

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of loquacity¹

1595–1605; < Latin loquācitās talkativeness, equivalent to loquāci-, stem of loquāx talkative (derivative of loquī to speak; eloquent ) + -tās -ty ²

Example Sentences

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Washington Post

Adams then responded with his own display of classical learning and literary flair: “I have read Thucydides and Tacitus so often, and at such distant periods of my Life, that elegant, profound and enchanting is their Style, I am weary of them,” then joked that “My Senectutal Loquacity has more than retaliated your ‘Senile Garrulity.’”

From Literature

The great novelist vibrated between two decanters with the regularity of a pendulum; the famous divine flirted openly with one of the Madame de Staels of the age, who looked daggers at another Corinne, who was amiably satirizing her, after outmaneuvering her in efforts to absorb the profound philosopher, who imbibed tea Johnsonianly and appeared to slumber, the loquacity of the lady rendering speech impossible.

From Literature

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

From New York Times