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Talkative

adjective/tˈɔːkətˌɪv/
Definition
full of trivial conversation
unwisely talking too much
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tˈɔːkətˌɪv/
🇬🇧British English
/tˈɔːkətˌɪv/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tˈɔːkətˌɪv/
3 syllables Say it as /tˈɔːkətˌɪv/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivefull of trivial conversation
“kept from her housework by gabby neighbors”
adjectiveunwisely talking too much
adjectivefriendly and open and willing to talk
“wine made the guest expansive”
Word Forms
gabnounlight informal conversation for social occasions
garrulousnessnounthe quality of being wordy and talkative
garrulitynounthe quality of being wordy and talkative
loquaciousnessnounthe quality of being wordy and talkative
loquacitynounthe quality of being wordy and talkative
talkativenessnounthe quality of being wordy and talkative
talknounidle gossip or rumor
talkverbdivulge confidential information or secrets
expansivitynouna friendly open trait of a talkative person
expansivenessnouna friendly open trait of a talkative person
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
gesprächig
voller trivialer Gespräche
🇫🇷French
bavard
plein de conversations triviales
🇪🇸Spanish
charlatán
lleno de conversaciones triviales
🇮🇹Italian
loquace
pieno di conversazioni banali
🇳🇱Dutch
spraakzaam
vol triviale gesprekken
🇵🇹Portuguese
falante
cheio de conversa trivial
🇷🇺Russian
разговорчивый
полный тривиальных разговоров
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बातूनी
तुच्छ बातचीत से भरा हुआ
🇧🇩Bengali
কথাবার্তা
তুচ্ছ কথোপকথনে পূর্ণ
🇮🇳Tamil
பேசக்கூடிய
அற்பமான உரையாடல் நிறைந்தது
🇮🇳Telugu
మాట్లాడేవాడు
పనికిమాలిన సంభాషణతో నిండి ఉంది
🇮🇳Marathi
बोलके
क्षुल्लक संभाषणांनी भरलेले
🇮🇳Gujarati
વાચાળ
તુચ્છ વાતચીતથી ભરપૂર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮಾತನಾಡುವ
ಕ್ಷುಲ್ಲಕ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆಯಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സംസാരശേഷിയുള്ള
നിറയെ നിസ്സാരമായ സംഭാഷണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੋਲਣ ਵਾਲਾ
ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਪੂਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
باتونی
معمولی بات چیت سے بھرا ہوا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
健谈的
充满琐碎的谈话
🇯🇵Japanese
おしゃべりな
他愛もない会話でいっぱい
🇰🇷Korean
말이 많은
사소한 대화가 가득한
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lắm lời
đầy những cuộc trò chuyện tầm thường
🇹🇭Thai
ช่างพูด
เต็มไปด้วยบทสนทนาเล็กๆ น้อยๆ
🇮🇩Indonesian
banyak bicara
penuh dengan percakapan sepele
🇵🇭Filipino
madaldal
puno ng walang kuwentang usapan
🇲🇾Malay
cerewet
penuh dengan perbualan remeh
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ثرثار
مليئة بالمحادثة التافهة
🇮🇷Persian
پرحرف
پر از گفتگوهای بی اهمیت
🇹🇷Turkish
konuşkan
önemsiz konuşmalarla dolu
🇮🇱Hebrew
פַּטפְּטָנִי
מלא בשיחה טריוויאלית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'talkative'?
The primary meaning of 'talkative' is 'full of trivial conversation'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'talkative' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'talkative' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'talkative' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'talkative' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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