TALKATIVE

expansive, talkative

(adjective) friendly and open and willing to talk; “wine made the guest expansive”

bigmouthed, blabbermouthed, blabby, talkative

(adjective) unwisely talking too much

chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky

(adjective) full of trivial conversation; “kept from her housework by gabby neighbors”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

talkative (comparative more talkative, superlative most talkative)

Tending to talk a lot.

Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.

Synonyms

• (very willing to talk): chatty, gabby, loquacious, outgoing, talksome, outspoken

• (too long or too much): long-winded, garrulous, logorrheic

• (with too many details): verbose

• (too much nonsense): drivellous

• (saying inappropriate things): indiscreet

• See also talkative

Antonyms

• dour, monosyllabic, sullen, withdrawn

• laconic, taciturn, terse, uncommunicative

• mute, quiet, silent

Source: Wiktionary


Talk"a*tive, a.

Definition: Given to much talking.

Syn.

– Garrulous; loquacious. See Garrulous.

– Talk"a*tive*ly, adv.

– Talk"a*tive*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 January 2025

ELOQUENCE

(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”


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