talkative

ˈtɔːkətɪv

Definition

Definition of talkative - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

sociabilityoften talks a lot, sometimes unwisely or excessively

She is talkative and always has something to say.

garrulous

loquacious

verbose

communication

Rare

often talks a lot, sometimes about unimportant things

Rare

He is talkative and never runs out of things to say.

blathering

chatty

gossipy

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Origin of talkative

English, talk (speak) + ative (inclined to)

Terms with talkative included in their meaning

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chatterbox

talkative person

person who talks a lot about trivial things

big mouth

talkative person

someone who talks a lot and often shares secrets

communicative

adj.

talkative

eager to share thoughts and feelings

gossipy

adj.

talkative

fond of casual or unconstrained conversation about others

yap

talkative

loud, annoying talk

chatty

adj.

talkative

fond of talking frequently

expansive mood

emotion

state of feeling open, talkative, or generous

of few words

adj.

reserved

not talkative or verbose

Examples of talkative in a sentence

The talkative student dominated the classroom discussion.
Our talkative neighbor kept everyone entertained.
The talkative parrot mimicked each visitor.

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French:bavard, cauteleux, ...
German:gesprächig, ...
Italian:loquace, verboso, ...
Spanish:hablador, parlanchín, ...
Portuguese:falador, ...
Chinese:多话的, ...
Japanese:おしゃべりな, ...
Arabic:ثَرْثَار, مُسْهَب, ...
Hebrew:פַּטְפְּטָן, פַּטְפְּטָן, ...
Russian:разговорчивый, ...
Ukrainian:балакучий, ...
Hindi:बातूनी, ...
Bengali:বাচাল, কথাবার্তায় আগ্রহী, ...
Catalan:xerraire, ...
Czech:upovídaný, ...
Danish:snakkesalig, snakkelysten, ...
Dutch:spraakzaam, spraakzaam-, ...
Greek:ομιλητικός, ...
Hungarian:beszédes, szószátyár, ...
Khmer:និយាយច្រើន, ពូកែនិយាយ, ...
Korean:수다스러운, 말이 끊이지 않는, ...
Persian:پرحرف, پر حرف, ...
Polish:gadatliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):falante, ...
Romanian:vorbăreț, loquace, ...
Swedish:pratsam, pratkvarn, ...
Thai:พูดมาก, พูดเก่ง, ...
Turkish:konuşkan, geveze, ...
Vietnamese:nói nhiều, ...

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