Dictionary

talkative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɔː.kə.tɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈtɑ-/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈtɔ.kə.ɾɪv/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Tending to talk a lot.
   • a talkative girl
   • Tarzan nodded his head. He was a man of few words, and possibly it was for this reason as much as any that Kadour ben Saden had taken to him, for if there be one thing that an Arab despises it is a talkative man. 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 68:
   • a talkative TV show
2. Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.

Forms

Antonyms

reserved · mute · monosyllabic · curt · sullen · reticent · laconic · quiet · withdrawn · silent · dour · taciturn · terse · uncommunicative

Deriveds

talkatively · nontalkative · untalkative · overtalkative · talkativeness · talkativity

Hyponyms

blabbermouthed · loose-lipped · bigmouthed

Relateds

full of hot air · prattle · talk · chatterbox · chatter

Synonyms

nattery · logorrheic (too long or too much) · wordy · outgoing (very willing to talk) · yakky · talkative · talky · prolix · verbose (with too many details) · yappy · garrulous (too long or too much) · chattery · motormouth · drivellous (too much nonsense) · loquacious (very willing to talk) · outspoken (very willing to talk) · gobby · nattersome · chatty (very willing to talk) · effusive · voluble · gabby (very willing to talk) · chattering · talksome (very willing to talk) · indiscreet (saying inappropriate things) · long-winded (too long or too much)

Translations (146)

la loquax (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · id blak-blakan (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · jv cangkeman (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · tr konuşkan (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ja おしゃべり好きな (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · be размо́ўны (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · pl gadatliwy (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · nl babbelziek (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · lv mutīgs (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · de gesprächig (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · la garrulus (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · cmn 貧嘴 /贫嘴 (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · es conversador (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ro gureș (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · he דברן (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · vo spikotälik (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · rup limbutsescu (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ru разгово́рчивый (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · cmn 嘴敞 (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · mi kōtetetete (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · sl klepetav (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · fr bavard (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · hu beszédes (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · gl falador (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · uk говірки́й (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · pt falante (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · rup limbar (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · uk балакли́вий (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · sl zgovoren (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · sv öppenhjärtig (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · gl faladeiro (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · mi hautete (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ko 수다스럽다 (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · de geschwätzig (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · uk розмо́вний (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · fa پرحرف (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ajp حكوجية (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ota دیلی اوزون (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · cs upovídaný (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · sv pratsam (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · fi suulas (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · tr geveze (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ru гаваркі (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · nl spraakzaam (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · uz sergap (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · tr patavatsız (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · ga béalráiteach (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · nb snakkesalig (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · id belu-belai (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ml വാചാലം (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · sv pratglad (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · lv runīgs (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · be гаварлі́вы (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · he פטפטני (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · mr वाचाळ (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · es hablador (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ja おしゃべりな (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · eo parolema (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · la multiloquus (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · sh прѝчљив (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ru словоохо́тливый (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · tl madaldal (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · nb pratsom (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · el ομιλητικός (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ro guraliv (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · is skrafhreifinn (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ro limbut (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ckb زمان پاراو (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · sk ukecaný (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ar ثَرْثَار (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · lb gespréicheg (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ajp حكوجي (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · de redselig (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ru болтли́вый (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · gl paroleiro (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ro vorbăreț (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · pt falador (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · mk разговорлив (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · vi lắm mồm (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · fi avosuinen (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · da snaksom (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · sk zhovorčivý (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ms banyak cakap (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · da snaksaglig (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · sh govòrljiv (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · it garrulo (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ru бесе́дливый (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · sh бр̏бљав (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · nn snakkesalig (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ru говорли́вый (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · sh bȑbljav (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · bg бъбрив (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · az söhbətcil (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · fa وراج (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · hu fecsegő (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · uk балаку́чий (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · sv frispråkig (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · tr şapır (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · tt сүзчән (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · tr boşboğaz (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · fi löyhäsuinen (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · it loquace (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · id suka bicara (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · bg словоохо́тлив (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · uk говірли́вий (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · nn pratsam (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · is málglaður (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · bg разгово́рлив (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · sk utáraný (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · fi hölösuinen (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · he פטפטן (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · tr çenebaz (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · tt такылдык (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · mi matakuikui (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · mi whakapūkahu (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ru болтли́вый (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · bg приказлив (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · be гаваркі́ (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · tr dili uzun (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · sh prìčljiv (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · fi puhelias (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · tr lafazan (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · pl rozmowny (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · nl praatgraag (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · pl otwarty (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · fr loquace (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · cmn 嘴不穩 /嘴不稳 (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · pt tagarela (speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences) · sh гово̀рљив (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · id banyak omong (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · hu bőbeszédű (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · cs povídavý (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · fi suupaltti (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · hy խոսուն (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · hy լեզվանի (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · io babilema (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · lv valodīgs (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · cy chwedleugar (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · grc λάλος (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · it chiacchierino (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · cy siaradus (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · ro flecar (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · pt tagarela (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · pam malabit (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · lv pļāpīgs (tending to talk or speak freely or often) · pt conversador (tending to talk or speak freely or often)