Talkative: meaning, definitions and examples

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talkative

 

[ หˆtษ”หkษ™tษชv ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

in a conversation

tending to talk a lot; fond of talking; loquacious

Synonyms

chatty, communicative, garrulous, verbose

Examples of usage

  • She's very talkative, she never stops talking!
  • The talkative boy entertained his classmates with his stories.
Context #2 | Adjective

characteristic

having a tendency to talk freely, openly, or too much

Synonyms

expressive, gabby, vocal, voluble

Examples of usage

  • The talkative parrot wouldn't stop repeating everything it heard.
  • She became more talkative after a few drinks.

Translations

Translations of the word "talkative" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น falador

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฌเคพเคคเฅ‚เคจเฅ€

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช gesprรคchig

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ cerewet

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฑะฐะปะฐะบัƒั‡ะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ gadatliwy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใŠใ—ใ‚ƒในใ‚Šใช

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท bavard

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ hablador

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท konuลŸkan

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ง์ด ๋งŽ์€

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุซุฑุซุงุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ upovรญdanรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ukecanรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฅ่ฐˆ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ zgovoren

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ mรกlglaรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัำฉะนะปะตะณั–ัˆ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒ”แƒขแƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ danฤฑลŸqan

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ hablador

Etymology

The word 'talkative' originated from the Middle English word 'talkatif', which in turn came from the Old French word 'talkatif' meaning 'chatty'. The suffix '-ive' was added to form the adjective. The term has been in use since the 15th century to describe people who are inclined to talk a lot or are fond of conversation.

See also: talk, talkativeness, talked, talker, talking.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #21,871, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.