adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Tending to talk a lot.

   "a talkative girl"

2. 2
   Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.

Adjective

1. 1
   friendly and open and willing to talk wordnet
2. 2
   unwisely talking too much wordnet
3. 3
   full of trivial conversation wordnet

Synonyms

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loquaciouschattycommunicativegarrulousprolixverbose

Antonyms

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curtdourlaconicmonosyllabic

Example

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"A talkative person is always letting the cat out of the bag and jeopardizing the interests of others."

Etymology

From Middle English talkatyve, equivalent to talk + -ative.

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