What does Talkative mean?
Definitions for Talkative
ˈtɔ kə tɪvtalk·a·tive
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Talkative.
Princeton's WordNet
chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talkyadjective
full of trivial conversation
"kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"
bigmouthed, blabbermouthed, blabby, talkativeadjective
unwisely talking too much
expansive, talkativeadjective
friendly and open and willing to talk
"wine made the guest expansive"
Wiktionary
talkativeadjective
Tending to talk a lot.
talkativeadjective
Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.
Etymology: From talcatife, equivalent to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Talkativeadjective
Full of prate; loquacious.
Etymology: from talk.
If I have held you overlong, lay hardly the fault upon my old age, which in its disposition is talkative. Philip Sidney.
This may prove an instructive lesson to the disaffected, not to build any hopes on the talkative zealots of their party. Addison.
I am ashamed I cannot make a quicker progress in the French, where every body is so courteous and talkative. Add.
The coxcomb bird so talkative and grave,
That from his cage cries cuckold, whore, and knave;
Though many a passenger he rightly call,
You hold him no philosopher at all. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
talkative
Verbosity or verboseness is speech or writing that uses more words than necessary. The opposite of verbosity is plain language. Some teachers, including the author of The Elements of Style, warn against verbosity; similarly Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway, among others, famously avoid it. Synonyms include wordiness, verbiage, prolixity, grandiloquence, garrulousness, expatiation, logorrhea, sesquipedalianism, and overwriting.
ChatGPT
talkative
Talkative refers to someone who enjoys engaging in conversations frequently or for extended periods, often characterized by tending to speak at length, engaging in lively discussions, or expressing thoughts and ideas verbally in a detailed manner. It often suggests a person who speaks more than usual or common.
Webster Dictionary
Talkativeadjective
given to much talking
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Talkative in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Talkative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Talkative in a Sentence
She was very talkative and well-mannered, jolly was very loving.
To a talkative woman Madam, don't you have any unexpressed thoughts
It was the first time he spoke as a potential candidate. That was a big deal, i realized that maybe he wasn't so talkative at first because he hadn't done that before. Afterwards, he was more himself.
We don’t know anything about silent sages, buried knowledge, the eye of the mute poet, serene seers, yet how many talkative destroyers, prophets and ideologues, teachers and beautifiers there are on the other side.
He’s a great kid and he liked to dance, he was very talkative, very outgoing. He liked to be silly and trying to get attention in all those ways that a five-year-old likes to do. He likes to play soccer and he liked his Paw Patrol.
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- كثير الكلامArabic
- upovídaný, povídavýCzech
- siaradus, chwedleugarWelsh
- snakkesalig, snaksomDanish
- gesprächig, redselig, geschwätzigGerman
- parolemaEsperanto
- habladorSpanish
- puheliasFinnish
- loquace, bavardFrench
- cainteachIrish
- बातूनीHindi
- beszédes, bőbeszédű, fecsegőHungarian
- խոսունArmenian
- Banyak bicara, banyak omongIndonesian
- babilemaIdo
- skrafhreifinn, málglaðurIcelandic
- chiacchierino, loquace, garruloItalian
- おしゃべり, おしゃべり好きJapanese
- cangkemanJavanese
- زمان پاراوKurdish
- gespréichegLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- runīgs, mutīgs, valodīgs, pļāpīgsLatvian
- kōteteteteMāori
- babbelziek, praatgraag, spraakzaamDutch
- snakkesaligNorwegian
- gadatliwy, rozmownyPolish
- conversador, falador, tagarelaPortuguese
- vorbărețRomanian
- разговорчивый, болтливый, словоохотливыйRussian
- прѝчљив, гово̀рљив, бр̏бљав, govòrljiv, prìčljiv, bȑbljavSerbo-Croatian
- frispråkig, pratsam, pratglad, öppenhjärtigSwedish
- konuşkanTurkish
- باتونیUrdu
- spikotälikVolapük
- 貧嘴Chinese
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