loquacious en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/ (US)
- lō-kwāʹshəs (US)
- /ləʊˈkweɪʃəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin loquāx, loquācis (“talkative”) + -ous or from loquacity + -ous, ultimately from Latin loquor + -acious.
Meanings
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Talkative; chatty.
On the other hand, Hetty was moody and silent. She was never loquacious, or if she occasionally became communicative, it was under the influence of some temporary excitement that served to arouse her unsophisticated mind; but, for hours at a time, in the course of this all-important day, she seemed to have absolutely lost the use of her tongue.
1841, James Fenimore Cooper, chapter 8, in The Deerslayer:"[…]and as Mr. H., with his long purse and his willingness to receive hints, is no bad card in the game, he has been brought up to Abbotsford for a week; his taciturnity has long ago fled, and he is one of the most loquacious Borderers going. […]"
1951 February, Michael Robbins, “Sir Walter Scott and Two Early Railway Schemes”, in Railway Magazine, page 90:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more loquacious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most loquacious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
quiet · reserved · taciturn · laconic
Deriveds
loquaciously · loquaciousness · scribaceous · scribacious · unloquacious
Relateds
Synonyms
wordy · effusive · talksome · chattering · gabby · chattery · verbose · chatty · yakky · logorrheic · motormouth · garrulous · voluble · yappy · gobby · long-winded · talkative · outspoken · nattersome · loquacious · talky · nattery · prolix
Translations (63)
el ομιλητικός (talkative, chatty) · mk благогла́голив (talkative, chatty) · rup limbar (talkative, chatty) · la garrulus (talkative, chatty) · ga teangach (talkative, chatty) · sh причљив (talkative, chatty) · ga cabach (talkative, chatty) · ca loquaç (talkative, chatty) · fr loquace (talkative, chatty) · cs povídavý (talkative, chatty) · ro guraliv (talkative, chatty) · de gesprächig (talkative, chatty) · vo spikodiälik (talkative, chatty) · uk говіркий (talkative, chatty) · pl gadatliwy (talkative, chatty) · gd beulach (talkative, chatty) · pt loquaz (talkative, chatty) · ga béalach (talkative, chatty) · mi tātākī (talkative, chatty) · gd labhairteach (talkative, chatty) · nl praatziek (talkative, chatty) · gd gobach. cabach (talkative, chatty) · grc τανύγλωσσος (talkative, chatty) · la loquāx (talkative, chatty) · mn ам задгай (talkative, chatty) · ru говорли́вый (talkative, chatty) · grc λάλος (talkative, chatty) · de schwatzhaft (talkative, chatty) · gd bruithneach (talkative, chatty) · rup limbutsescu (talkative, chatty) · ro gureș (talkative, chatty) · sh pričljiv (talkative, chatty) · ru разгово́рчивый (talkative, chatty) · ru словоохо́тливый (talkative, chatty) · cmn 多嘴 (talkative, chatty) · vo spikotälik (talkative, chatty) · ru болтли́вый (talkative, chatty) · mk збо́рлив (talkative, chatty) · de mitteilsam (talkative, chatty) · tr konuşgan (talkative, chatty) · mi pukukōrero (talkative, chatty) · uk балакучий (talkative, chatty) · tr geveze (talkative, chatty) · de redselig (talkative, chatty) · ro vorbăreț (talkative, chatty) · grc πολύλογος (talkative, chatty) · es locuaz (talkative, chatty) · ro limbut (talkative, chatty) · de geschwätzig (talkative, chatty) · fi suulas (talkative, chatty) · ro flecar (talkative, chatty) · fi puhelias (talkative, chatty) · it loquace (talkative, chatty) · rup lafãzan (talkative, chatty) · rup zburyearcu (talkative, chatty) · pl wielomówny (talkative, chatty) · mi kōtetetete (talkative, chatty) · bg бъбрив (talkative, chatty) · nl praatgraag (talkative, chatty) · no plaprende (talkative, chatty) · ja 多弁な (talkative, chatty) · cmn 貧嘴 /贫嘴 (talkative, chatty) · sv pratsam (talkative, chatty)