loquacity

NOUN
  1. the quality of being wordy and talkative
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How To Use loquacity In A Sentence

  • I stared in stupefaction at Rudy, as the implications of his sudden loquacity sunk in. RESCUING ROSE
  • He had lost the mirthfulness and loquacity of the previous day, and we rode on for a full hour in silence. Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time
  • STRANGER: I should say that the habit which leads a man to neglect his own affairs for the pleasure of conversation, of which the style is far from being agreeable to the majority of his hearers, may be fairly termed loquacity: such is my opinion. The Sophist
  • There are some natural touches of character about him, such as his mixture of irascibility and placability, and his curious affection for Sancho together with his impatience of the squire's loquacity and impertinence; but in the main, apart from his craze, he is little more than a thoughtful, cultured gentleman, with instinctive good taste and a great deal of shrewdness and originality of mind. Don Quixote
  • O my lord," replied he, "I seek only to introduce thee to these fellows of infinite mirth, the sons of men of worth, amongst whom there is neither procacity nor dicacity nor loquacity; for never, since I grew to years of discretion, could I endure to consort with one who asketh questions concerning what concerneth him not, nor have Arabian nights. English
  • It's easy to imagine that the 12-year-old heroine of "The Mighty Miss Malone" (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, 320 pages, $15.99) might become irate were people to dwell on her race; for surely (she'd say) what matters is her loquacity, intellect and "all-encompassing and pervasive humility. The Book That Broke the Color Line
  • I flagged down a passing brother, knowing by now that the old vows of silence had given way to a smiling loquacity.
  • They are usually characterized by a vivacious loquacity which is the seal of their nationality. Crowded Out! and Other Sketches
  • I don't know whether that's because loquacity isn't in a peanut's personality, or that his handlers were afraid he might say something unscripted—for example, dissing Oscar Mayer and his wiener-shaped wheels. Going Nuts in Manhattan
  • “O my lord,” replied he, “I seek only to introduce thee to these fellows of infinite mirth, the sons of men of worth, amongst whom there is neither procacity nor dicacity nor loquacity; for never, since I grew to years of discretion, could I endure to consort with one who asketh questions concerning what concerneth him not, nor have I ever frequented any save those who are, like myself, men of few words. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
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