talkative

[taw-kuh-tiv]

adjective

1. inclined to talk a great deal.

   One drink and she became very talkative.

   Synonyms: prolix, verbose, wordy

talkative

/ ˈtɔːkətɪv /

adjective

1. given to talking a great deal

Other Word Forms

• talkatively adverb
• talkativeness noun
• nontalkative adjective
• nontalkatively adverb
• nontalkativeness noun
• overtalkative adjective
• overtalkatively adverb
• overtalkativeness noun
• untalkative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of talkative¹

A late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; talk, -ative

Synonym Study

Talkative, garrulous, loquacious characterize a person who talks a great deal. Talkative is a neutral or mildly unfavorable word applied to a person who is inclined to talk a great deal, sometimes without significance: a talkative child. The garrulous person talks with wearisome persistence, usually about personal and trivial things: a garrulous old man. A loquacious person, intending to be sociable, talks continuously and at length: a loquacious host.

Example Sentences

"The USA is our enemy and their talkative 'peacemaker' has now fully set on the path to war with Russia," wrote former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on social media.

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Ms Czoska's family described her as "beautiful, funny, talkative, optimistic and kind", and said she was "always wanting to make those around her happy".

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The drug has stimulant effects, in low doses, so people have reported feeling alert, physically energized and talkative, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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One of the kids killed in the book — described as an overweight, intellectual and talkative boy with asthma — is given no name other than what his cruel classmates refer to him as, "Piggy."

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I didn’t really answer — I laughed, probably sighed — but in hindsight, I wish I had been a bit more talkative.

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Related Words

• articulate 
• chatty 
• effusive 
• garrulous 
• glib 
• loquacious 
• voluble