Noun: garrulousness ger-u-lus-nus [N. Amer], ga-ru-lus-nus [Brit]
- The quality of being wordy and talkative
"The old man's garrulousness often tried the patience of his listeners";
- garrulity, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness
Type of: communicativeness
Encyclopedia: Garrulousness