loquacious

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/ UK /ləˈkweɪʃəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
tending to talk a great deal; talkative

The loquacious guide narrated every detail of the tour.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · tending to talk a great... talkative garrulous voluble chatty verbose effusive wordy

Opposites

taciturn reticent laconic reserved terse

Word family

Forms loquaciouslyloquacity

Derived forms loquaciouslyloquaciousnessloquacity

Related forms locution elocution colloquial

Simplified etymology

Loquacious entered English in the mid-17th century and derives from Latin loqui, meaning “to speak.” The same Latin verb underlies elocution, eloquent, and ventriloquist.

Etymology

From Latin loquāx, loquācis ('talkative'), from loquī ('to speak'), + the English suffix -ous.

loquāx Latin loquī Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# loquacious

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ləˈkweɪʃəs/

## Meanings
1. tending to talk a great deal; talkative

## Examples
- The loquacious guide narrated every detail of the tour.

## Synonyms
- talkative
- garrulous
- voluble
- chatty
- verbose
- effusive
- wordy

## Antonyms
- taciturn
- reticent
- laconic
- reserved
- terse

## Derived Forms
- loquaciously
- loquaciousness
- loquacity

## Related Forms
- locution
- elocution
- colloquial

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: loquāx
- Root: loquī

## Etymology
From Latin loquāx, loquācis ('talkative'), from loquī ('to speak'), + the English suffix -ous.

## AI Etymology
Loquacious comes from Latin loquāx, loquācis ('talkative'), from loquī ('to speak'), + the English suffix -ous. The etymological trail includes Latin loquāx, Latin loquī. The same word family includes loquaciously, loquaciousness, loquacity, locution, elocution, colloquial. Its current adjective use means "tending to talk a great deal; talkative".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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