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talkative

talkative

33 2.5
A person who likes to speak a lot with other people
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɔːkətɪv/
: hablador
  • At the party, she was so talkative that everyone enjoyed her stories.
  • talkative and outgoing
  • a talkative woman

I'm also a very talkative and extroverted person.

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Examples

Synonyms

chatty
vstalkative
  • Informal
39 3.3

Talking a lot in a friendly, informal way

is more neutral about tone and simply likes to talk
talky
vstalkative
  • Informal
7 7.0

Talking a lot about small, unimportant things

is broader and not limited to trivial or everyday talk
loquacious
vstalkative
  • Formal
5 9.9

A person who talks a lot about small everyday things

is similar but less extreme in amount of talking
garrulous
vstalkative
  • Formal
3 8.6

Talking too much about small unimportant things

is more neutral and less focused on excess talking
gabby
vstalkative
  • Informal
2 7.9

Talking a lot about small, unimportant things

is more neutral in tone and not only about light topics
expansive
vstalkative
2 6.2

Friendly and open, willing to talk and share feelings

is focused on openness rather than simply talking amount
mouthy
vstalkative
  • Informal
1 6.9

Talking a lot in a lively or outspoken way

is more neutral and lacks the outspoken or cheeky tone
chattery
vstalkative
  • Informal
1 5.4

Talking a lot in a friendly, lively way

is less noisy and more generally fond of talking
overtalkative
vstalkative
1 6.0

Talking much more than others want to hear

is less extreme about exceeding normal talk amounts
gobby
vstalkative
  • UK
1 9.9

A person who talks a lot in a loud, rude way

is more neutral and not necessarily loud or brash

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Not making much noise

29 3.7

Not willing to show feelings or talk much

5 8.4

A person who does not speak much and seems reserved

How Talkative

garrulous
  • Formal
3 8.6
talkative
33 2.5
chatty
  • Informal
39 3.3
silent
447 1.0

Surface Forms

talkative positive
talkativer comparative
talkativest superlative

Morphology

talkative = talk (transparent) = talk + ative

Meaning is directly derived from the verb 'talk' with a standard adjectival suffix indicating tendency or disposition.

Etymology

The word talkative comes from the everyday word talk, which means 'to speak', and the ending -ative, a common way to say 'tending to'. So talkative means 'tending to talk a lot'.