Meaning

2 senses
  1. Tending to talk a lot.

    a talkative girl

    a talkative TV show

    gesprächig, redselig

    разгово́рчивыйrazgovórčivyj, словоохо́тливыйslovooxótlivyj, болтли́выйboltlívyj

    балаку́чийbalakúčyj, говірки́йhovirkýj, балакли́вийbalaklývyj

    friendly and open and willing to talk

  2. Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.

    geschwätzig

    болтли́выйboltlívyj

Examples

213 sentences
  1. Tom is quite talkative, isn't he?

    Том доволі балакучий, чи не так? — deniko

    deTom ist sehr geschwätzig, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth

  2. I know that Tom is talkative.

    Я знаю, що Том балакучий. — miketheknight

    ruЯ знаю, что Том болтлив. — marafon

  3. Tom got drunk and became very talkative.

    Том напився і став дуже балакучим. — deniko

    ruТом напился и стал весьма словоохотлив. — Karok

  4. Tom isn't as talkative as he used to be.

    Том уже не такий балакучий, як колись. — deniko

    ruТом уже не такой болтливый, как раньше. — marafon

  5. I'm not as talkative as you.

    Я не такий балакучий, як ти. — vobmipri

    ruЯ не такой разговорчивый, как ты. — odexed

    deIch bin nicht so gesprächig wie du. — Serienchiller

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
tending to talk or speak freely or often:
Русский
By meaning 1
tending to talk or speak freely or often:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
tending to talk or speak freely or often:
speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences:

Origin

From Middle English talkatyve, equivalent to talk + -ative.

From Middle English talkatyve, equivalent to talk + -ative.

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Forms

more talkative, most talkative
Comparativemore talkative Lesson
Superlativemost talkative Lesson

regular

Synonyms

29 synonyms
too long or too much:long-windedgarrulouslogorrheic
with too many details:verbose
saying inappropriate things:indiscreet
too much nonsense:drivellous
Close in meaning

Antonyms

14 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

Collocations

10 patterns
  • was very talkative
  • a talkative person
  • as talkative as
  • talkative person
  • is a talkative
  • is quite talkative
  • be as talkative
  • quite talkative
  • talkative tonight
  • really talkative

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
talkative — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto