Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters: Characterized by a tendency to talk a great deal, often at length and without substantial content.
   • Wordy, garrulous: Describes a person who is fond of talking or who talks readily and fluently.

Usage

The adjective "loquacious" is used to describe a person, their manner, or their speech. It often carries a slightly negative or critical connotation, implying that the talking is excessive or trivial. It is a formal word.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The loquacious tour guide filled every silence with anecdotes, leaving the group little time for quiet reflection.
  • She was friendly but loquacious, turning a simple question into a twenty-minute monologue.
  • His loquacious nature made him a popular talk show guest, but a difficult colleague in meetings.

Advanced Usage

• "to be loquacious on a subject": to be very talkative about a specific topic.

  • He is usually quiet, but becomes remarkably loquacious on the subject of vintage cars.

• "loquaciousness" (noun): The quality or state of being loquacious.

  • Her loquaciousness was both her greatest asset as a storyteller and her biggest social flaw.

Variants and Related Words

• Loquacity (n): The quality of being loquacious; talkativeness. (A more formal noun form than "loquaciousness").

  • The senator was known more for his loquacity than for the depth of his policy proposals.

• Loquaciously (adv): In a loquacious manner.

  • He spoke loquaciously about his travels, barely pausing for breath.

Synonyms

• Garrulous: Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
• Voluble: Speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently.
• Chatty: Informal synonym for talkative.
• Verbose: Using more words than are needed; wordy (often for writing/speech, not just personality).
• Prolix: (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.

Antonyms

• Taciturn: Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
• Laconic: Using very few words.
• Reticent: Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.

Idioms and Phrases

• "A loquacious streak": A period or instance of being unusually talkative.
  • After his third coffee, he hit a loquacious streak and dominated the conversation for an hour.

Adjective

1. full of trivial conversation
   • kept from her housework by gabby neighbors