How do you pronounce loquacious?

The recorded pronunciation is /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/.

loquacious

/loʊˈkweɪʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: lo-qua-cious
IPA: /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/

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Meaning

adj

Talkative; chatty.

Example Sentences

"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."
""[…]and as Mr. H., with his long purse and his willingness to receive hints, is no bad card in the game, he has been brought up to Abbotsford for a week; his taciturnity has long ago fled, and he is one of the most loquacious Borderers going. […]""

Etymology

From Latin loquāx, loquācis (“talkative”) + -ous or from loquacity + -ous, ultimately from Latin loquor + -acious.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: loquor
Suffix: loquāx, loquacity, -acious

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/
British English: /ləʊˈkweɪʃəs/

Inflected Forms

more loquacious (comparative) most loquacious (superlative)

Derived Forms

loquaciously loquaciousness scribaceous scribacious unloquacious

Frequently Paired Words

locution loquacity

Synonyms

chattering chattery chatty effusive gabby garrulous gobby logorrheic long-winded loquacious motormouth nattersome

Antonyms

laconic quiet reserved taciturn

Rhymes With

gracious spacious tenacious audacious ignatius herbaceous voracious flirtatious vivacious ostentatious fallacious efficacious