Standard Lemma guide

loquacious

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ləʊˈkweɪʃəs/
  • US: lō-kwāʹshəs
  • US: /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪʃəs
  • CMU ARPABET: L OW0 K W EY1 SH AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Talkative; chatty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chattering, chattery, chatty, effusive, gabby, garrulous, gobby, logorrheic, long-winded, loquacious, motormouth, nattersome, nattery, outspoken, prolix, talkative, talksome, talky, verbose, voluble, wordy, yakky, yappy

Antonyms: laconic, quiet, reserved, taciturn

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

full of trivial conversation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • kept from her housework by gabby neighbors

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chatty, gabby, garrulous, talkative, talky

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

63 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aromanian: limbutsescu — talkative, chatty
  • Aromanian: limbar — talkative, chatty
  • Aromanian: zburyearcu — talkative, chatty
  • Aromanian: lafãzan — talkative, chatty
  • Bulgarian: бъбрив (bǎbriv) — talkative, chatty
  • Catalan: loquaç — talkative, chatty
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貧嘴 /贫嘴 (pínzuǐ) — talkative, chatty
  • Chinese Mandarin: 多嘴 (duōzuǐ) — talkative, chatty
  • Czech: povídavý — talkative, chatty
  • Dutch: praatziek — talkative, chatty
  • Dutch: praatgraag — talkative, chatty
  • Finnish: puhelias — talkative, chatty
  • Finnish: suulas — talkative, chatty
  • French: loquace — talkative, chatty
  • German: gesprächig — talkative, chatty
  • German: redselig — talkative, chatty
  • German: geschwätzig — talkative, chatty
  • German: schwatzhaft — talkative, chatty
  • German: mitteilsam — talkative, chatty
  • Greek: ομιλητικός (omilitikós) — talkative, chatty
  • Ancient Greek: λάλος (lálos) — talkative, chatty
  • Ancient Greek: πολύλογος (polúlogos) — talkative, chatty
  • Ancient Greek: τανύγλωσσος (tanúglōssos) — talkative, chatty
  • Irish: teangach — talkative, chatty
  • Irish: béalach — talkative, chatty
  • Irish: cabach — talkative, chatty
  • Italian: loquace — talkative, chatty
  • Japanese: 多弁な (taben na) — talkative, chatty
  • Latin: loquāx — talkative, chatty
  • Latin: garrulus — talkative, chatty
  • Macedonian: збо́рлив (zbórliv) — talkative, chatty
  • Macedonian: благогла́голив (blagoglágoliv) — talkative, chatty
  • Māori: tātākī — talkative, chatty
  • Māori: pukukōrero — talkative, chatty
  • Māori: kōtetetete — talkative, chatty
  • Mongolian: ам задгай (am zadgaj) — talkative, chatty
  • Norwegian: plaprende — talkative, chatty
  • Polish: gadatliwy — talkative, chatty
  • Polish: wielomówny — talkative, chatty
  • Portuguese: loquaz — talkative, chatty
  • Romanian: vorbăreț — talkative, chatty
  • Romanian: limbut — talkative, chatty
  • Romanian: flecar — talkative, chatty
  • Romanian: gureș — talkative, chatty
  • Romanian: guraliv — talkative, chatty
  • Russian: словоохо́тливый (slovooxótlivyj) — talkative, chatty
  • Russian: разгово́рчивый (razgovórčivyj) — talkative, chatty
  • Russian: говорли́вый (govorlívyj) — talkative, chatty
  • Russian: болтли́вый (boltlívyj) — talkative, chatty
  • Scottish Gaelic: beulach — talkative, chatty
  • Scottish Gaelic: bruithneach — talkative, chatty
  • Scottish Gaelic: labhairteach — talkative, chatty
  • Scottish Gaelic: gobach. cabach — talkative, chatty
  • Serbo-Croatian: причљив — talkative, chatty
  • Serbo-Croatian: pričljiv — talkative, chatty
  • Spanish: locuaz — talkative, chatty
  • Swedish: pratsam — talkative, chatty
  • Turkish: konuşgan — talkative, chatty
  • Turkish: geveze — talkative, chatty
  • Ukrainian: балакучий (balakučyj) — talkative, chatty
  • Ukrainian: говіркий (hovirkyj) — talkative, chatty
  • Volapük: spikotälik — talkative, chatty
  • Volapük: spikodiälik — talkative, chatty