[f. as prec. + -NESS.] The quality or character of being vociferous.
1842. Macgillivray, Man. Brit. Ornith., II. 93. The Tattlers … being equally remarkable for their timidity, vociferousness, and the balancing motion of their bodies.
1882. J. Hawthorne, Fort. Fool, I. xxix. The voice … came in deep tones, more feminine than any shrillness, and more impressive than vociferousness.
