locuacidad

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin loquācitās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /lokwaθiˈdad/ [lo.kwa.θiˈð̞að̞]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /lokwasiˈdad/ [lo.kwa.siˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: lo‧cua‧ci‧dad

Noun

locuacidad f (plural locuacidades)

1. loquacity, talkativeness
2. garrulity

   Synonym: garrulidad

3. flippancy

   Synonym: frivolidad

Related terms

• locuaz

Further reading

• “locuacidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10