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

She was taken from the arena on a stretcher after immediate medical treatment, and BBC Sport has been told the 21-year-old is conscious, communicative and has been receiving oxygen.

From BBC

While looking for ways to help improve the situation, she kept her own distance but remained purposefully communicative about it, letting me and others know when the need for space was critical.

From Salon

Another aide said the team has been highly communicative since the door-plug incident.

From Seattle Times

"It's about a communicative pathway between you and the other. This starts in infancy with the desire to make that communicative connection."

From Science Daily

Their color study "represents a general theory that categories are refined based on communicative needs, historical constraints, and this principle of efficiency," Brainard says.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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