chatty C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtʃæti/ UK /ˈtʃæti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj inclined to talk freely and informally Our chatty neighbor stopped us for half an hour by the gate. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · inclined to talk freely and... talkativegarrulousloquaciousvolublegabbyconversational ↔ Opposites taciturnquietreticentreservedlaconic Word family Forms chattily Derived forms chattilychattiness Related forms chatchatter Etymology AI details From chat + -y. Chat is a shortening of chatter, of imitative origin mimicking rapid talk. chateren Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # chatty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃæti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃæti/ ## Meanings 1. inclined to talk freely and informally ## Examples - Our chatty neighbor stopped us for half an hour by the gate. ## Synonyms - talkative - garrulous - loquacious - voluble - gabby - conversational ## Antonyms - taciturn - quiet - reticent - reserved - laconic ## Derived Forms - chattily - chattiness ## Related Forms - chat - chatter ## Roots and Affixes - Root: chateren ## Etymology From chat + -y. Chat is a shortening of chatter, of imitative origin mimicking rapid talk. ## AI Etymology Chatty comes from chat + -y. Chat is a shortening of chatter, of imitative origin mimicking rapid talk. The historical trail runs through chateren in Middle English. Morphologically, chatty is transparent: it draws on chat + -y. Used as an adjective, chatty now means "inclined to talk freely and informally", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as chattily and chattiness and related forms such as chat and chatter. The modern word remains analyzable through its parts, which makes the semantic connection unusually direct. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown