talkative

talkative — talkative, loquacious, garrulous, voluble, glib are comparable chiefly as applied to persons and their moods and as meaning given to talk or talking. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are also seen in their corresponding… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

talkative — [tôk′ətiv] adj. talking, or fond of talking, a great deal; loquacious talkatively adv. talkativeness n. SYN. TALKATIVE, implying a fondness for talking frequently or at length, is perhaps the least derogatory of these words [a jolly, talkative… …   English World dictionary

Talkative — Talk a*tive, a. Given to much talking. [1913 Webster] Syn: Garrulous; loquacious. See {Garrulous}. [1913 Webster] {Talk a*tive*ly}, adv. {Talk a*tive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

talkative — index demonstrative (expressive of emotion), flatulent, loquacious, voluble Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

talkative — (adj.) mid 15c.; see TALK (Cf. talk) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Talkatively; talkativeness …   Etymology dictionary

talkative — This word is surprisingly early (15c). Fowler (1926) forbore to attack it despite its being a ‘hybrid’, i.e. the Latinate suffix ative has been added to the English word talk. But he pointed out that this was the only example of its kind relating …   Modern English usage

talkative — [adj] excessively communicative articulate, big mouthed*, chattering, chatty*, effusive, eloquent, fluent, full of hot air*, gabby*, garrulous, glib, gossipy, long winded*, loose lipped*, loquacious, loudmouthed*, mouthy*, multiloquent, prolix,… …   New thesaurus

talkative — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ fond of or given to talking. DERIVATIVES talkatively adverb talkativeness noun …   English terms dictionary

talkative — talkatively, adv. talkativeness, n. /taw keuh tiv/, adj. inclined to talk a great deal: One drink and she became very talkative. [1400 50; late ME; see TALK, ATIVE] Syn. wordy, verbose, prolix. TALKATIVE, GARRULOUS, LOQUACIOUS characterize a… …   Universalium

talkative — adjective the talkative person in the seat next to mine Syn: chatty, loquacious, garrulous, voluble, conversational, communicative; gossipy, babbling, blathering; long winded, wordy, verbose, prolix; informal gabby, mouthy, motormouthed, talky… …   Thesaurus of popular words

talkative — adjective Date: 15th century given to talking; also full of talk • talkatively adverb • talkativeness noun Synonyms: talkative, loquacious, garrulous, voluble mean given to talk or talking. talkative may imply a readiness to engage in talk or a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary