Loquacious vs Profuse - What's the difference?
loquacious | profuse |
Talkative or chatty, especially of persons given to excess conversation.
* 1841 , , ch. 8:
In great quantity or abundance.
* Milton
(obsolete) To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.
As adjectives the difference between loquacious and profuse
is that loquacious is talkative or chatty, especially of persons given to excess conversation while profuse is in great quantity or abundance.As a verb profuse is
to pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.loquacious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- 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 alsoAntonyms
* laconic, quiet, reserved, taciturnDerived terms
* loquaciously * loquaciousnessprofuse
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She grew profuse amounts of zucchini and pumpkins.
- profuse''' hospitality; '''profuse''' apologies; '''profuse expenditure
- a green, shady bank, profuse of flowers
Verb
(profus)- (Chapman)