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In this age of media and Internet access, we are much more talkative than ever before.
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Meaning of "talkative" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TALKATIVE

talkative  [ˈtɔːkətɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TALKATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Talkative is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TALKATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Verbosity

Verbosity is speech or writing which is deemed to use an excess of words. The opposite of verbosity is succinctness, which can be found in plain language, and laconism. Some teachers, including the author of The Elements of Style, warn writers not to be verbose. Similarly, some authors, including Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway, use a succinct style and avoid verbosity. Synonyms for verbosity include wordiness, prolixity, grandiloquence, garrulousness, expatiation, and logorrhea. Corresponding adjectival forms are verbose, wordy, prolix, grandiloquent, garrulous, and logorrheic. Examples of verbosity are common in political speech, academic prose, and other genres.

Definition of talkative in the English dictionary

The definition of talkative in the dictionary is given to talking a great deal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TALKATIVE


adjudicative
əˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv
applicative
əˈplɪkətɪv
communicative
kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv
duplicative
ˈdjuːplɪkətɪv
educative
ˈɛdjʊkətɪv
evocative
ɪˈvɒkətɪv
explicative
ɪkˈsplɪkətɪv
fricative
ˈfrɪkətɪv
implicative
ɪmˈplɪkətɪv
indicative
ɪnˈdɪkətɪv
locative
ˈlɒkətɪv
overtalkative
ˌəʊvəˈtɔːkətɪv
predicative
prɪˈdɪkətɪv
prejudicative
priːˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv
provocative
prəˈvɒkətɪv
reciprocative
rɪˈsɪprəkətɪv
replicative
ˈreplɪkətɪv
significative
sɪɡˈnɪfɪkətɪv
uncommunicative
ˌʌnkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv
vocative
ˈvɒkətɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TALKATIVE

talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey
talk the talk
talk through
talk through one´s hat
talk time
talk turkey
talk up
talkability
talkable
talkathon
talkatively
talkativeness
talkback
talkbox
talker
talkfest
talkie
talkier
talkiest
talkiness

WORDS THAT END LIKE TALKATIVE

active
administrative
alternative
collaborative
comparative
conservative
cooperative
creative
decorative
derivative
in the negative
informative
initiative
innovative
legislative
narrative
native
negative
quantitative
relative
representative

Synonyms and antonyms of talkative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TALKATIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «talkative» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of talkative

Translation of «talkative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TALKATIVE

Find out the translation of talkative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of talkative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «talkative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

爱说话的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conversador
570 millions of speakers

English

talkative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बातूनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثَرْثَار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разговорчивый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tagarela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাচাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bavard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bicara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gesprächig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

話好きな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

말이 많은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Talkative
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hay nói
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாயாடிப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बडबड्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

konuşkan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

loquace
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozmowny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

балакучий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vorbăreț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομιλητικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spraaksaam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pratsam
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pratsom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of talkative

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TALKATIVE»

The term «talkative» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.774 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TALKATIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «talkative» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «talkative» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about talkative

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10 QUOTES WITH «TALKATIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word talkative.
1
Andy Cohen
The book is called 'Most talkative,' because I was voted most talkative in high school. And I've never stopped talking. My mouth has been my greatest asset and my biggest Achilles' heel.
2
J. Cole
I was just a goofy little funny kid, who was always getting sent to the principal. It wasn't serious because I was smart. I wasn't like a true troublemaker, just rambunctious - like, talkative and trying to be funny. That was me in middle-school.
3
Chris Cornell
I'm not usually in a talkative mode.
4
David Duchovny
In this age of media and Internet access, we are much more talkative than ever before.
5
Khalil Gibran
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.
6
Elizabeth Gilbert
I am far more of a loner than people would imagine. But I am the most gregarious and socially interactive loner you ever met. The thing is, I am fascinated by people's stories and I'm very talkative and can't ever say no to anything or anyone, so I tend to over-socialize, to give away too much of my time to the many people I adore.
7
Charles K. Kao
Maybe it was the home tutoring, or the late start to formal schooling, or an overly cautious and protective upbringing, but in any case, I never became a talkative person. As an adult, I am not always comfortable in social gatherings with small talk. I must have inherited my father's gentle nature.
8
LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
I'm a talkative person because I like to get to know a person and I like you to get to know me.
9
Saskya Pandita
Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about.
10
Lucy Punch
I was very chatty and talkative and always getting sent out of class for talking too much and not paying attention, passing notes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TALKATIVE»

Discover the use of talkative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to talkative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture
In the witty, no-holds-barred style of his show Watch What Happens Live, Andy tells tales of absurd mishaps during his ten years at CBS News, hilarious encounters with the heroes and heroines of his youth, and the real stories behind The ...
Andy Cohen, 2012
2
Careers for Talkative Types and Others with the Gift of Gab
. "Careers for Talkative Types And Others with the Gift of Gab" provides all the information you need to get started on landing the job of your dreams, including inside information on everyday routines of selected jobs, working conditions ...
Marjorie Eberts, Margaret Gisler, 2006
3
The Talkative Wig
Different inanimate objects present their life histories in a manner that is bound to captivate readers of all ages. Presenting subtle lessons, this work is unique for its style of narration and theme.
Eliza Lee Follen, 2006
4
Talkative Man
The Talkative Man tells the story of a mysterious stranger who arrives at the Malgudi train station to pursue a purported U.N. project.
R. K. Narayan, 1994
5
Talkative Friends in Field, Farm and Forest
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Mary Emily Ropes, 2012
6
The Talkative Tree
H. B. Fyfe. The Talkative Tree By H. B. Fyfe Start Publishing LLC Copyright © 2013 by Start Publishing LLC.
H. B. Fyfe, 2013
7
The Talkative Tortoise
Moral story for children.
Jeeva Raghunath, 2010
8
The Talkative Tortoise
A talkative tortoise lets his vanity win out over common sense in this tale of why the tortoise has a cracked shell. This traditional Himalayan 'Tale with a Twist' is retold by poet, author and storyteller, Andrew Fusek Peters.
Andrew Fusek Peters, 2012
9
The Talkative Wig (Webster's Korean Thesaurus Edition)
Webster's edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of difficult and potentially ambiguous English words.
Eliza Lee Follen, 2009
10
Literal Figures: Puritan Allegory and the Reformation Crisis ...
Talkative, or Talkative has been in him. That is how Talkative came to be next to Christian on the suspiciously broadened way. He has, until just this moment, been in Faithful as well. Faithful's ignorance of who Talkative really is, is simply ...
Thomas H. Luxon, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TALKATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term talkative is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cocaine found in 'overly talkative' woman's car at border
A criminal complaint charging Pikula with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute said she was "overly talkative" during a primary inspection, and Customs ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
2
Women's World Cup: U.S. faces talkative Colombia
The heavily favored United States heads into the knockout stage of the Women's World Cup on Monday in a game suddenly dripping with drama the likes of a ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»
3
Talkative Broner to face Porter on NBC boxing card, eyes title shot
Adrien Broner makes an appearance at the Floyd Mayweather Boxing Club on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Las Vegas. Shawn Porter and Adrien Broner will ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jun 15»
4
Miriam Lord: Talkative TDs give the silent treatment
There they were on their stools, resting their elbows on the tables and speaking fearlessly to the people, for the people. The air crackled with courage and ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
5
Talkative Rostraver murder suspect faces trial.
Murder suspect Billy Ray Boggs Jr. of Rostraver is escorted by Westmoreland deputy sherifff from his preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge ... «Tribune-Review, Jun 15»
6
'Talkative' lawyer sent to jail by Saudi judge
A Saudi judge jailed a lawyer for one day for talking too much and refusing to stop during hearings in court in the Gulf Kingdom. The lawyer was defending a ... «Emirates 24/7, May 15»
7
4./5. Talkative
In that moment, the sound of Talkative was born. Berger refers to it as “space punk”—a kaleidoscope of cosmic droning, mathematical buildups, percussive ... «Willamette Week, May 15»
8
Talkative French Bulldog practices languages
Talkative French Bulldog practices languages. Two men in a car while away their journey by 'testing' their bulldog on numerous languages ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
9
The Golden State Warriors are a (trash) talkative bunch
They have the best record in the NBA. Their point-differential is on a historic level. They have two defensive player of the year candidates, a sixth-man of the year ... «CBSSports.com, Apr 15»
10
Daxter Miles less talkative after WVU loss
CLEVELAND – Daxter Miles Jr. spoke his mind and spoke at length on Wednesday when he stated assuredly that his West Virginia team would be the one to ... «The Courier-Journal, Mar 15»

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