garrulousness
the quality or habit of excessive talkativeness
Root
- garr: chatter or prattle
Other words with the garr root
- garrulity: excessive talkativeness
- garrulous: excessively talkative
- garrulously: in an excessively talkative way
Garrulousness is too much talk as a trait: the chatter has become part of the person’s pattern.
Her garrulousness made short meetings impossible, even when everyone agreed.
Garrulousness names the habit behind garrulous speech. One long story can be charming; garrulousness means the excess has become a pattern.
The family is small, but the image works: words spilling beyond the listener’s need.