loquacious
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loquacious
- /ləʊˈkweɪʃəs/ UK
- /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃəs
Where it comes from
From Latin loquāx, loquācis (“talkative”) + -ous or from loquacity + -ous, ultimately from Latin loquor + -acious.
adjective more loquacious · most loquacious
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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
Similar: chattering, chattery, chatty, effusive, gabby, garrulous, gobby, logorrheic, long-winded, loquacious, motormouth, nattersome · Opposite: laconic, quiet, reserved, taciturn
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adj talkative, chatty
| Español | locuaz |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 多弁な taben na |
| 中文 | 貧嘴 /贫嘴 pínzuǐ, 多嘴 duōzuǐ |
| Português | loquaz |
| Français | loquace |
| Deutsch | gesprächig, redselig, geschwätzig, schwatzhaft, mitteilsam |
| Italiano | loquace |
| Ελληνικά | ομιλητικός omilitikós |
| Română | vorbăreț, limbut, flecar, gureș, guraliv |
| Русский | словоохо́тливый slovooxótlivyj, разгово́рчивый razgovórčivyj, говорли́вый govorlívyj, болтли́вый boltlívyj |
Talk about this word "loquacious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/loquacious. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. loquacious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/loquacious "loquacious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/loquacious.Cite this
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title = {loquacious},
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