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

Derived Forms

• ˈtalkatively, adverb
• ˈtalkativeness, noun

Other Words From

• talka·tive·ly adverb
• talka·tive·ness noun
• non·talka·tive adjective
• non·talka·tive·ly adverb
• non·talka·tive·ness noun
• over·talka·tive adjective
• over·talka·tive·ly adverb
• over·talka·tive·ness noun
• un·talka·tive 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

"He was always very happy and talkative, the joker of the family and always loved to outsmart us with a smile."

From BBC

"Bhim loved to laugh. He was always very happy and talkative, the joker of the family and always loved to outsmart us with a smile."

From BBC

Describing Arroyos as quiet and humble but talkative and funny once you got to know him, she criticized the defendants as “degenerates who took my honey away from us.”

From Los Angeles Times

I’ve worked with quirky people and talkative people and folks who were practically invisible, just quietly coming to work, doing their job and minding their own business.

From New York Times

“My son had become two inches taller than me. He was talkative and he didn’t hesitate to do any work around the household,” he says.

From BBC

Related Words

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