garrulity C2 Topic:Communication US /ɡəˈɹuːləti/ UK /ɡəˈruːlɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #693152 Meanings 1 noun the quality of talking excessively, especially about unimportant things His cheerful garrulity made a short meeting last nearly two hours. 2 noun a long flow of trivial or rambling talk She interrupted his garrulity with a direct question. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of talking... talkativenessloquacitygarrulousness 2 noun · a long flow of trivial or... chatterprattleverbosity ↔ Opposites reticencetaciturnity Word family Related forms garrulousgarrulouslyloquacious Etymology From Latin garrulitas ("chattiness"), from garrulus ("talkative, chattering"), related to garrire ("to chatter"). English garrulity names either the trait itself or the talk it produces. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # garrulity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɡəˈɹuːləti/ **IPA (UK):** /ɡəˈruːlɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 693152 ## Meanings 1. the quality of talking excessively, especially about unimportant things 2. a long flow of trivial or rambling talk ## Examples - His cheerful garrulity made a short meeting last nearly two hours. - She interrupted his garrulity with a direct question. ## Synonyms - talkativeness - loquacity - garrulousness - chatter - verbosity ## Antonyms - reticence - taciturnity ## Related Forms - garrulous - garrulously - loquacious ## Etymology From Latin garrulitas ("chattiness"), from garrulus ("talkative, chattering"), related to garrire ("to chatter"). English garrulity names either the trait itself or the talk it produces. ## Topics - Communication markdown