Loquacious
1Loquacious — Lo*qua cious, a. [L. loquax, acis, talkative, fr. loqui to speak; cf. Gr. ? to rattle, shriek, shout.] 1. Given to continual talking; talkative; garrulous. [1913 Webster] Loquacious, brawling, ever in the wrong. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
2loquacious — I adjective babbling, blabbing, chattering, chatty, communicative, copious in speech, disposed to talk freely, effusive, exuberant, flatulent, fluent, gabby, garrulous, garrulus, glib, gushy, informative, jabbering, long winded, longiloquent,… …
3loquacious — 1660s, back formation from loquacity or else formed from stem of L. loquax (gen. loquacis) talkative, from loqui to speak (see LOCUTION (Cf. locution)) + OUS (Cf. ous). Related: Loquaciously; loquaciousness …
4loquacious — garrulous, voluble, glib, *talkative Analogous words: fluent, *vocal, articulate, glib, eloquent, voluble: chatting or chatty, gabbing or gabby, chattering, prating, jabbering (see corresponding verbs at CHAT) Contrasted words: reserved, taciturn …
5loquacious — [adj] talkative babbling, chattering, chatty, fluent, gabby*, garrulous, gossipy, jabbering, long winded*, loose lipped*, motormouth*, multiloquent, prolix, verbose, voluble, wordy, yacking*; concepts 267,401 Ant. quiet, restrained, silent,… …
6loquacious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ talkative. DERIVATIVES loquaciously adverb loquaciousness noun loquacity noun. ORIGIN Latin loquax, from loqui to talk …
7loquacious — [lō kwā′shəs] adj. [< L loquax (gen. loquacis) < loqui, to speak + OUS] very talkative; fond of talking SYN. TALKATIVE loquaciously adv. loquaciousness n …
8loquacious — loquaciously, adv. loquaciousness, n. /loh kway sheuhs/, adj. 1. talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest. 2. characterized by excessive talk; wordy: easily the most… …
9loquacious — [[t]ləkwe͟ɪʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as loquacious, you mean that they talk a lot. [FORMAL] The normally loquacious Mr O Reilly has said little. Syn: talkative …
10loquacious — adjective /ləʊˈkweɪʃəs,loʊˈkweɪʃəs/ Talkative or chatty, especially of persons given to excess conversation. On the other hand, Hetty was moody and silent. She was never loquacious, or if she occasionally became communicative, it was under the… …
11loquacious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. talkative, voluble, chattering, fluent; see talkative , verbose . See Synonym Study at talkative . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [loh KWAY shus] talkative, gabby. Talk show hosts are naturally… …
12loquacious — loq|ua|cious [ləuˈkweıʃəs US lou ] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: loquax, from loqui to speak ] a loquacious person likes to talk a lot = ↑talkative >loquacity [ləuˈkwæsıti US lou ] n [U] …
13loquacious — adjective a loquacious little boy Syn: talkative, voluble, communicative, expansive, garrulous, unreserved, chatty, gossipy, gossiping; informal having the gift of gab, gabby, gassy, motormouthed, talky, windy See note at talkative …
14loquacious — /ləˈkweɪʃəs / (say luh kwayshuhs) adjective 1. talking or disposed to talk much or freely; talkative. 2. characterised by or showing a disposition to talk much: a loquacious mood. {loquaci(ty) + ous} –loquaciously, adverb …
15loquacious — adjective Etymology: Latin loquac , loquax, from loqui to speak Date: 1663 1. full of excessive talk ; wordy 2. given to fluent or excessive talk ; garrulous Synonyms: see talkative • loquaciously adverb • loquaciousnes …
16loquacious — Synonyms and related words: all jaw, candid, chatty, communicative, conversational, effusive, expansive, flip, fluent, frank, gabby, garrulous, gassy, glib, gossipy, gregarious, gushy, jabbering, long winded, loose tongued, multiloquent,… …
17loquacious — lo|qua|cious [ lou kweıʃəs ] adjective FORMAL tending to talk a lot or too much: TALKATIVE …
18loquacious — see VENTRILOQUIST …
19loquacious — lo·qua·cious || ləʊ kweɪʃəs adj. talkative, tending to talk too much; wordy …
20loquacious — [lɒ kweɪʃəs] adjective talkative. Derivatives loquaciously adverb loquaciousness noun loquacity noun Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as loquacity): from L. loquax, loquac (from loqui talk ) + ious …
