loquacious C2+ Topic:Communication 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... talkativegarrulousvolublechattyverboseeffusivewordy ↔ Opposites taciturnreticentlaconicreservedterse Word family Forms loquaciouslyloquacity Derived forms loquaciouslyloquaciousnessloquacity Related forms locutionelocutioncolloquial Etymology AI details From Latin loquāx, loquācis ('talkative'), from loquī ('to speak'), + the English suffix -ous. loquāx Latin loquī Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Communication - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown