How to pronounce “loquacious”
Say “loquacious” in 3 beats
loquacious
/loʊˈkweɪʃəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ləkweɪʃəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- loqloʊ
- uackweɪstress
- iousʃəs
- IPA (American)
- /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/
- IPA (British)
- /ləkweɪʃəs/
- Respelling
- loh-KWAY-shuhs
- Syllables
- 3 — loq-UAC-ious
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: loq-UAC-ious. “uac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/loʊˈkweɪʃəs/
/ləkweɪʃəs/
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What “loquacious” means
- adjective
full of trivial conversation
“kept from her housework by gabby neighbors”
Say it in a sentence
“Our loquacious guide never stopped talking about the roof.”“loquacious”, answered
How do you pronounce “loquacious”?
“loquacious” is pronounced /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/ (loh-KWAY-shuhs) in American English and /ləkweɪʃəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “uac”. Build it as loq-UAC-ious, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “loquacious” have?
3: loq · uac · ious. The beat lands on the second, “uac”.
Is “loquacious” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/ (loh-KWAY-shuhs); British English says /ləkweɪʃəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “loquacious” mean?
As an adjective: full of trivial conversation For example: “kept from her housework by gabby neighbors”
Where is the stress in “loquacious”?
Stress the second syllable: loq-UAC-ious. “uac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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