communicative

[ kuh-myoo-ni-key-tiv, -kuh-tiv ]

adjective

1. inclined to communicate or impart; talkative:

   He isn't feeling very communicative today.

   Synonyms: expansive, voluble, loquacious, free-spoken

2. of or relating to communication.

communicative

/ kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv /

adjective

1. inclined or able to communicate readily; talkative
2. of or relating to communication

Derived Forms

• comˈmunicatively, adverb
• comˈmunicativeness, noun

Other Words From

• com·muni·cative·ly adverb
• com·muni·cative·ness noun
• noncom·muni·cative adjective
• noncom·muni·cative·ly adverb
• noncom·muni·cative·ness noun
• over·com·muni·cative adjective
• semi·com·muni·cative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of communicative¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin commūnicātīvus, from commūnicāt(us) “imparted” (past participle of commūnicāre “to impart, make common”; communicate ) + -īvus -ive

Example Sentences

Experiments showed that chimps, the animal closest to humans, were hopeless at reading what Hare calls ‘communicative intention’.

From The Daily Beast

Recurrent sociological interpretations emphasize the communicative value of crying.

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“So settled, so still, so serene / Completely vegetative, cumcumbive, or potative, non-communicative, and green …” Bonkers.

From The Daily Beast

Armstrong was only sporadically communicative during the last two weeks of her life.

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Malcolm understood instantly that his native companion had found the ekka-wallah more communicative.

From Project Gutenberg

Seeing that his friend did not intend to be communicative the boy wisely changed the subject.

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Mazaroff had been too communicative in the hour of his supposed triumph, and he had told Varney everything.

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She was busy during every moment while in the country, and her relative was no more communicative than of yore.

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He kept repeating to himself that, if he lost his temper, she would never become communicative.

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Related Words

• candid
• chatty
• conversational
• demonstrative
• expansive
• talkative