garrulity
noun
gar·ru·li·ty gə-ˈrü-lə-tē 
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: the quality or state of being garrulous
Synonyms
- circumlocution
- diffuseness
- diffusion
- garrulousness
- logorrhea
- long-windedness
- periphrasis
- prolixity
- redundancy
- verbalism
- verbiage
- verboseness
- verbosity
- windiness
- wordage
- wordiness
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
in her article the professor resorts to garrulity in a vain attempt to disguise the fact that she has very little worth saying
Recent Examples on the Web Flatulent describes inflated, pretentious writing; garrulity describes excessive talkativeness. 
Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 31 Oct. 2020
Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 31 Oct. 2020 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French garrulité, borrowed from Latin garrulitāt-, garrulitās, from garrulus "chatty, garrulous" + -itāt-, -itās -ity
First Known Use
1581, in the meaning defined above
garrulity
noun
as in garrulousness
the use of too many words to express an idea in her article the professor resorts to garrulity in a vain attempt to disguise the fact that she has very little worth saying Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- garrulousness
- repetition
- prolixity
- diffuseness
- logorrhea
- verboseness
- periphrasis
- verbosity
- wordiness
- repetitiveness
- diffusion
- verbalism
- windiness
- wordage
- circumlocution
- long-windedness
- repetitiousness
- circularity
- pleonasm
- tautology
- exaggeration
- digressiveness
- redundancy
- verbiage
- reiteration
- hyperbole
- circuitousness
- overstatement
- embroidering
- embellishment
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- terseness
- compactness
- brevity
- succinctness
- pithiness
- conciseness
- crispness
- briefness
- concision