talk´a|tive|ness

talk´a|tive|ness
talk|a|tive «T kuh tihv», adjective.
having the habit of talking a great deal; fond of talking: »

He became very talkative over his second bottle of port (George Eliot).

talk´a|tive|ly, adverb.
talk´a|tive|ness, noun.
Synonym Study Talkative, loquacious mean talking much. Talkative, the common word, emphasizes a fondness for talking and having the habit of talking a great deal: »

He is a merry, talkative old man, who knows everybody on our street.

Loquacious, a formal word, adds the idea of talking smoothly and easily and suggests a steady stream of words: »

The president of the club is a loquacious woman.


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  • talk´a|tive|ly — talk|a|tive «T kuh tihv», adjective. having the habit of talking a great deal; fond of talking: »He became very talkative over his second bottle of port (George Eliot). –talk´a|tive|ly, adverb. –talk´a|tive|ness, noun. Synonym Study Talkative,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • talk|a|tive — «T kuh tihv», adjective. having the habit of talking a great deal; fond of talking: »He became very talkative over his second bottle of port (George Eliot). –talk´a|tive|ly, adverb. –talk´a|tive|ness, noun. Synonym Study Talkative, loquacious… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cre|a´tive|ness — cre|a|tive «kree AY tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having the power to create; inventive; productive: »Sculptors are creative artists. 2. a) approaching the realm of art; imaginative: »creative engineering. b) artistic; literary (limited to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • talk — talk; talk·abil·i·ty; talk·able; talk·a·thon; talk·a·tive; talk·a·tive·ly; talk·a·tive·ness; talk·ee talk·ee; talk·er; talk·ie; …   English syllables

  • tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… …   English syllables

  • cre|a´tive|ly — cre|a|tive «kree AY tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having the power to create; inventive; productive: »Sculptors are creative artists. 2. a) approaching the realm of art; imaginative: »creative engineering. b) artistic; literary (limited to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cre|a|tive — «kree AY tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having the power to create; inventive; productive: »Sculptors are creative artists. 2. a) approaching the realm of art; imaginative: »creative engineering. b) artistic; literary (limited to fiction and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • talkativeness — talk·a·tive·ness …   English syllables

  • talkative — talk•a•tive [[t]ˈtɔ kə tɪv[/t]] adj. inclined to talk a great deal • Etymology: 1400–50 talk′a•tive•ly, adv. talk′a•tive•ness, n. syn: talkative, garrulous, loquacious characterize a person who talks a great deal. talkative is a neutral or mildly …   From formal English to slang

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