Standard Lemma guide

chatty

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈt͡ʃæti/
  • US: [ˈt͡ʃæɾi]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æti
  • CMU ARPABET: CH AE1 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a text or speech, expressed in a conversational style.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Supplying more information than necessary; verbose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • Chatty error messages may help attackers to compromise your server.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Infested with lice; or, (figuratively) dirty, worn or of poor quality; lousy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, dated, dialectal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative form of chattee (“Indian clay pot”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

prone to friendly informal communication

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gossipy, newsy

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

full of trivial conversation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • kept from her housework by gabby neighbors

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English cheteren, chiteren (Imitative)der. Middle English chateren English chatterclip. English chat Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chatty From chat (“informal conversation”) + -y.

Etymology tree English chat Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chatty From chat (“louse”) + -y.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ثَرْثَار (ṯarṯār) — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Armenian: լեզվանի (lezvani) — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Bulgarian: бъбри́в (bǎbrív) — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Bulgarian: приказли́в (prikazlív) — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Catalan: xerraire — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Czech: povídavý — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Czech: upovídaný — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Esperanto: parolema — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Finnish: puhelias — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Finnish: suulas — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • French: bavard — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • French: loquace — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • German: geschwätzig — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • German: gesprächig — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • German: redselig — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • German: mitteilsam — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Ancient Greek: λάλος (lálos) — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Hungarian: csevegő — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Hungarian: beszédes — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Hungarian: fecsegő — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Irish: briosc-chainteach — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Irish: brioscghlórach — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Irish: cainteach — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Irish: canmhar — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Italian: loquace — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Japanese: 口数の多い (kuchikazunoōi) — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Ladino: avlaston — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Latin: loquax — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Latvian: runīgs — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Latvian: valodīgs — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Latvian: mutīgs — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Latvian: pļāpīgs — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Luxembourgish: mauleg — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Māori: kōtetetete — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Russian: болтли́вый (boltlívyj) — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Spanish: charlador — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Spanish: conversador — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Spanish: parlanchín — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Tày: bắc bắm — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Yakut: лахсыыр (laqsïïr) — chatting a lot or fond of chatting
  • Bulgarian: разгово́рен (razgovóren) — expressed in a conversational style
  • Finnish: tuttavallinen — expressed in a conversational style
  • German: locker erzählt — expressed in a conversational style