talk|a|tive

talk|a|tive
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|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,… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • 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|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

  • 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

  • dis|tor|tive — «dihs TR tihv», adjective. tending to distort: »(Figurative.) We know now how distortive it was to talk of the [land] enclosure movement of the eighteenth century as the dispossession of the English peasantry (Manchester Guardian Weekly) …   Useful english dictionary

  • talkative — talk·a·tive …   English syllables

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