Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loquacity

/loʊˈkwæsɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: lo-quac-ity
IPA: /loʊˈkwæsɪti/

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Talkativeness; the quality of being loquacious.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A man that were ſo diſpoſed, may ſeeme in reaſon to reproove […] the loquacity of Euripides, […]"
"Neither is eloquence or rhetoric unclaimed by him: he perſuaded with Stentorian loquacity, and convinces by the irreſiſtible powers of a bellowing horſe laugh."
"Their silence would have been awkward but for the loquacity of Jane, who talked enough for all three."
"Here was news for us, for Mr Kelada, with all his loquacity, had never told anyone what his business was."

Etymology

From Middle French loquacité, from Latin loquācitās (whence -acity), from loquor (“to say, speak, tell, talk, utter”).

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: loquacité, loquācitās
Suffix: -acity

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /loʊˈkwæsɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

loquacities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

loquacious

Synonyms

loquaciousness garrulity garrulousness talkativeness

Rhymes With

capacity audacity tenacity veracity sagacity voracity rapacity

Questions

How do you pronounce loquacity?: The recorded pronunciation is /loʊˈkwæsɪti/.
What does loquacity mean?: Talkativeness; the quality of being loquacious.
Where does loquacity come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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