loquacious

UK: /ləˈkweɪʃəs/ US: /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/ ,(lō kwā′shəs)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

lo•qua•cious /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/   adj. 

1. talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative;
   garrulous:
   a loquacious dinner guest.

lo•qua•cious•ness, lo•quac•i•ty /loʊˈkwæsɪti/  n. [uncountable] See -loq-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

lo•qua•cious  (lō kwā′shəs), 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 loquacious play of the season.

• loquaci(ty) + -ous 1660–70

lo•qua′cious•ly, adv. 
lo•qua′cious•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. verbose, voluble. See talkative. 

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loquacious / lɒˈkweɪʃəs/ adjective

1. characterized by or showing a tendency to talk a great deal

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin loquāx from loquī to speak

loˈquaciously adverb

loquacity / lɒˈkwæsɪtɪ/, loˈquaciousness noun