talkative B1 Topic:Describing People US /ˈtɔ.kə.ɾɪv/ UK /ˈtɔː.kə.tɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #16996 Meanings 1 adj Liking to talk a lot. My little sister is very talkative. 2 adj Friendly and willing to talk openly. He became more talkative once he felt comfortable. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · liking to talk a lot. chattyloquaciousgarrulous 2 adj · friendly and willing to... expansive More chatteringchatteryeffusivegobbymotormouthnattersomenatteryprolixtalkyvolublewordyyakky ↔ Opposites curtdourlaconicmonosyllabicmutequietreservedreticentsilentsullentaciturnterse Word family Derived forms talkativelytalkativeness Related forms chatterchatterboxprattletalk Etymology AI details From Middle English talkatyve, equivalent to talk + -ative. talkatyve Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # talkative **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtɔ.kə.ɾɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɔː.kə.tɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 16996 ## Meanings 1. Liking to talk a lot. 2. Friendly and willing to talk openly. ## Examples - My little sister is very talkative. - He became more talkative once he felt comfortable. ## Synonyms - chattering - chattery - effusive - gobby - motormouth - nattersome - nattery - prolix - talky - voluble - wordy - yakky ## Antonyms - curt - dour - laconic - monosyllabic - mute - quiet - reserved - reticent - silent - sullen - taciturn - terse ## Derived Forms - talkatively - talkativeness ## Related Forms - chatter - chatterbox - prattle - talk ## Roots and Affixes - Root: talkatyve - Affix: -ative - tending to ## Etymology From Middle English talkatyve, equivalent to talk + -ative. ## AI Etymology Talkative is from Middle English talkatyve, equivalent to talk + -ative. In present-day use, it can mean liking to talk a lot, or friendly and willing to talk openly. Derived formations include talkatively, talkativeness. ## Topics - Describing People markdown