chatty en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- [ˈt͡ʃæɾi] (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈt͡ʃæti/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English cheteren, chiteren (Imitative)der. Middle English chateren English chatterclip. English chat Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chatty From chat (“informal conversation”) + -y.
Meanings
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(informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.
When a typically chatty employee who often participates in meetings and is engaged and enthusiastic suddenly becomes unmotivated and quieter, that person could be at risk for burnout.
2019 September 9, Kathryn Vasel, “Burnout is a big deal. Here’s how managers can spot it”, in CNN Business:Our ticket is checked after departure by a chatty guard.
2025 March 5, “Ayr miles with a 'Spirit of Scotland'”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 43:
- (informal) Of a text or speech, expressed in a conversational style.
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Supplying more information than necessary; verbose.
Chatty error messages may help attackers to compromise your server.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chattiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| chattier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unchatty · chit-chatty · chattiness · chattily
Translations (43)
de locker erzählt (expressed in a conversational style) · fi puhelias (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · ru болтли́вый (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · fi suulas (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · hy լեզվանի (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · ga briosc-chainteach (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · cs povídavý (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · es conversador (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · lb mauleg (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · la loquax (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · grc λάλος (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · cs upovídaný (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · tyz bắc bắm (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · sah лахсыыр (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · ga canmhar (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · lv runīgs (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · de redselig (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · ga brioscghlórach (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · mi kōtetetete (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · bg приказли́в (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · de gesprächig (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · hu csevegő (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · bg бъбри́в (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · hu fecsegő (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · de geschwätzig (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · eo parolema (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · es parlanchín (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · ca xerraire (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · lv mutīgs (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · fr loquace (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · lv pļāpīgs (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · lv valodīgs (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · ja 口数の多い (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · es charlador (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · fr bavard (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · ga cainteach (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · fi tuttavallinen (expressed in a conversational style) · ar ثَرْثَار (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · hu beszédes (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · bg разгово́рен (expressed in a conversational style) · de mitteilsam (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · it loquace (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) · lad avlaston (chatting a lot or fond of chatting)