English → Latin
“loquacious” in Latin
The English word loquacious itself goes back to Latin loquor, through loquāx.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
loquacious
garrulus (that takes pleasure in talking): loquax (that uses many words to express his meaning, that is long in telling his story); verbosus (wordy, copious; usually of things, or of speeches of the loquax)
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for loquacious?
- The usual Latin words for “loquacious” are garrulus, loquāx, verbōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.