talkative
adjUK /ˈtɔː.kə.tɪv/ · US /ˈtɔ.kə.ɾɪv/
Etymology From Middle English talkatyve, equivalent to talk + -ative.
1
Tending to talk a lot.
- a talkative girl
- a talkative TV show
1 more example
- Tarzan nodded his head. He was a man of few words, and possibly it was for this reason as much as any that Kadour ben Saden had taken to him, for if there be one thing that an Arab despises it is a talkative man.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 68:
2
Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.
- Synonyms
26 terms
chatty, gabby, loquacious, outgoing, talksome, outspoken, long-winded, garrulous, logorrheic, verbose, drivellous, indiscreet, chattering, chattery, effusive, gobby, motormouth, nattersome, nattery, prolix, talkative, talky, voluble, wordy, yakky, yappy- Antonyms
- dour, monosyllabic, sullen, withdrawn, laconic, taciturn, terse, uncommunicative, mute, quiet, silent, curt, reserved, reticent
- Derived terms
- nontalkative, overtalkative, talkatively, talkativeness, talkativity, untalkative
- Related terms
- full of hot air, talk, chatter, chatterbox, prattle
- Hyponyms
- bigmouthed, blabbermouthed, loose-lipped