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
