Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overloquacity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-loquaci-ty
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive loquacity.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But no wants to let the habit of overloquacity grow on her. She makes herself appear stupid, lacking in tact and in reverse when she is too lavish with her conversation."
"I am not fully in the confidence of my clients, but I gathered in some way that the basis of this claim lies in a certain—what shall we say?—overloquacity on your part. Ah, how often we lawyers are forced to realize the truth of the old maxim: ‘Silence is golden’!"
"When doing business, they [linear-actives] are keen on punctual performance, quality, and reliable delivery dates. Mañana behavior and overloquacity are frowned upon."

Etymology

From over- + loquacity.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

overloquacious

Synonyms

overloquaciousness overtalkativeness

Questions

What does overloquacity mean?: Excessive loquacity.
Where does overloquacity come from?: From over- + loquacity.

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