garrulity

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the quality of talking excessively, especially about unimportant things

   His cheerful garrulity made a short meeting last nearly two hours.

2. 2
   noun

   a long flow of trivial or rambling talk

   She interrupted his garrulity with a direct question.

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.

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