different between talkative vs loquacity

English

Etymology

From Middle English talkatyve, equivalent to talk +? -ative.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t??k?t?v/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t??k?d?v/

Adjective

talkative (comparative more talkative, superlative most talkative)

1. Tending to talk a lot.
2. Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.

Synonyms

• (very willing to talk): chatty, gabby, loquacious, outgoing, talksome, outspoken
• (too long or too much): long-winded, garrulous, logorrheic
• (with too many details): verbose
• (too much nonsense): drivellous
• (saying inappropriate things): indiscreet
• See also Thesaurus:talkative

Antonyms

• dour, monosyllabic, sullen, withdrawn
• laconic, taciturn, terse, uncommunicative
• mute, quiet, silent

Derived terms

• talkativeness

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin loquacitas.

Noun

loquacity (countable and uncountable, plural loquacities)

1. Talkativeness; the quality of being loquacious.
   • 1887, George Bernard Shaw, An Unsocial Socialist, ch. 17:

     Their silence would have been awkward but for the loquacity of Jane, who talked enough for all three.

   • 1924, W. Somerset Maugham, "Mr Know?All", Good Housekeeping

     Here was news for us, for Mr Kelada, with all his loquacity, had never told anyone what his business was.

Synonyms

• loquaciousness

Related terms

• loquacious

Translations