loquacious

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ləʊˈkweɪʃəs/
• (America) enPR: lō-kwāʹshəs, IPA: /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/

Adjective

loquacious

1. Talkative; chatty.
   • 1841, James Fenimore Cooper, The Deerslayer, ch. 8:

     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.

Synonyms

• chatty, talkative, garrulous
• See also Thesaurus:talkative

Antonyms

• laconic, quiet, reserved, taciturn

Related terms

• locution
• loquacity

Translations

• French: loquace
• German: gesprächig, redselig, geschwätzig, schwatzhaft
• Italian: loquace
• Portuguese: loquaz
• Russian: словоохо́тливый
• Spanish: locuaz

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