chatty

[ chat-ee ]

adjective

, chat·ti·er, chat·ti·est.

1. characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters:

   a long, chatty letter from my sister.

   Synonyms: newsy, talkative, gossipy, voluble, talky

2. given to such talk:

   a lovable, chatty old man.

chatty

/ ˈtʃætɪ /

adjective

1. full of trivial conversation; talkative
2. informal and friendly; gossipy

   a chatty letter

Derived Forms

• ˈchattily, adverb
• ˈchattiness, noun

Other Words From

• chatti·ly adverb
• chatti·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chatty¹

First recorded in 1755–65; chat ( def ) + -y ¹

Example Sentences

As the clock ticks closer to the 8 p.m. curtain time, the lobby more clearly resembles a house party — a chatty, mingling crowd, flashing colorful lights and flowing red wine.

From Los Angeles Times

Incarcerated ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ patriarch Todd Chrisley has been fired from his chaplain’s assistant job for ‘getting too chatty with certain inmates.’

From Los Angeles Times

In person, Ballerini is warm, chatty, slightly gossipy — a veteran star who has retained an essential down-to-earth quality but who also knows through experience how to create a sense of emotional intimacy with an interlocutor.

From Los Angeles Times

Scarlett describes herself as "really chatty" and someone who loves musical theatre, but she can feel overwhelmed with anxiety around other children in school.

From BBC

My experience in El Salvador was always that people were generally chatty, politically engaged and willing to share their thoughts.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• communicative
• conversational
• friendly
• garrulous
• informal
• intimate
• loquacious