loquacious

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Pronunciation

/ləˈkweɪʃəs/(loh-KWAY-shus)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal

Chinese

健谈的;多话的

Definition

Tending to talk a great deal; very talkative.

Word family

  • loquacity/ləˈkwæsɪti/(n)健谈
  • loquaciously/ləˈkweɪʃəsli/(adv)健谈地

Collocations

  • loquacious personality
  • loquacious host
  • naturally loquacious
  • loquacious neighbor

Examples

  1. 1.The loquacious taxi driver told us his entire life story during the ride. (extremely talkative)
  2. 2.After a few drinks, even the quietest person can become loquacious. (chatty)

Synonyms

  • talkative/ˈtɔːkətɪv/talks a lot, neutral
  • garrulous/ˈɡærʊləs/talks too much, negative
  • verbose/vɜːˈbəʊs/uses too many words

Etymology

from Latin "loquax" = talkative — "loqui" = to speak — full of speech