talkative
/ˈtɔːkətɪv
/adjective
Fond of or given to talking: the talkative driver hadn’t stopped chatting...
- While travelling on the buses, I encountered a very talkative bus driver.
- The mother was more talkative, the driver said, and had said how terrible it was to have to thumb home.
- So, joining him in the suite are his taciturn driver and a talkative tailor named George.
Synonyms
chatty, loquacious, garrulous, voluble, conversational, gossipy, gossiping, chattery, chattering, babbling, blathering, gibbering, communicative;
long-winded, wordy, verbose, profuse, prolix, rambling, gushing, effusive
informal gabby, mouthy, big-mouthed, with the gift of the gab, having kissed the blarney stone, yakking, gassy, talky
British informal able to talk the hind legs off a donkey
rare multiloquent, multiloquous
Derivatives
talkatively
- In England I behaved as confidently and talkatively as I felt like being on a given day.
- Walking home from the pub had seemed like a fine idea an hour ago, when the alcohol was still making him feel warm and talkatively cheerful.
- ‘Web of deception’ is written from the US perspective and is supported, richly and talkatively, with cases, stories and examples from that country.
talkativeness
- The precocious talkativeness is a major attribute of the boy, who is known by the name of his class rather than a real proper name.
- It is Risma's talkativeness and maternal instincts that Suhartono appreciates most about her.
- It takes a lot of chutzpah to accept and admit one's weaknesses, if talkativeness is one.