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Communicative vs Loquacious - What's the difference?

communicative | loquacious |

As adjectives the difference between communicative and loquacious

is that communicative is someone or something which tends to eagerly and effectively communicate while loquacious is talkative or chatty, especially of persons given to excess conversation.

communicative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Someone or something which tends to eagerly and effectively communicate.

    • loquacious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Talkative or chatty, especially of persons given to excess conversation.
  • * 1841 , , ch. 8:
    • 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.

    Synonyms

    * chatty, talkative, garrulous * See also

    Antonyms

    * laconic, quiet, reserved, taciturn

    Derived terms

    * loquaciously * loquaciousness

    Related terms

    * locution * loquacity