garrulity
/ɡəˈruː.lə.ti/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡəˈruː.lɪ.ti/ (ame, ipa) · /gə-ˈrü-lə-tē ga-/ (ame, mw)
garrulity — noun
1. the trait of speaking too much, especially about unimportant subjects, without n
the trait of speaking too much, especially about unimportant subjects, without noticing that the listeners are no longer interested in what is being said
Leila's constant garrulity at team meetings made her colleagues dread the weekly progress reports.
collocation: constant garrulity
The taxi driver's garrulity was so relentless that Mateo pretended to take a phone call just to escape.
common context: complaining about someone's garrulity
Despite his intelligence, Kwame's garrulity often prevented him from learning anything new in conversations.
Sofia found that her aunt's garrulity was endearing during short visits but exhausting during long holidays.
The professor's garrulity meant a simple question about the date led to a twenty-minute historical digression.
- loquacity
more neutral; describes a natural tendency to talk a lot without the negative judgment of garrulity
- verbosity
focuses on using too many words, while garrulity focuses on talking too much
- talkativeness
everyday, less formal, and less negative than garrulity
- taciturnity
the habit of saying very little, opposite of talking too much
- reticence
restraint in speech, often from caution or reserve
用法筆記
Frequently used in a critical or mildly humorous tone. The subject is typically a person whose excessive talking is seen as a flaw by others, though it can also describe a general tendency.