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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈtɔː.kə.tɪv/
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General-American:
/ˈtɔ.kə.ɾɪv/
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General-American, cot-caught-merger:
/ˈtɑ-/
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CMU ARPABET:
T AO1 K AH0 T IH0 V
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Tending to talk a lot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a talkative girl a talkative TV show
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
friendly and open and willing to talk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
wine made the guest expansive
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: expansive
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
unwisely talking too much
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bigmouthed, blabbermouthed, blabby
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
full of trivial conversation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
kept from her housework by gabby neighbors
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talky
Antonyms: none provided
From Middle English talkatyve, equivalent to talk + -ative.
Across languages
Translations
146 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
ثَرْثَار
(ṯarṯār)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Arabic :
حكوجي
(ħakwaji)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Arabic :
حكوجية
(ħakwajiyye)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Armenian :
խոսուն
(xosun)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Armenian :
լեզվանի
(lezvani)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Aromanian :
limbutsescu
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Aromanian :
limbar
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Azerbaijani :
söhbətcil
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Belarusian :
гаварлі́вы
(havarlívy)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Belarusian :
гаваркі́
(havarkí)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Belarusian :
размо́ўны
(razmówny)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Bulgarian :
приказлив
(prikazliv)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Bulgarian :
словоохо́тлив
(slovoohótliv)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Bulgarian :
разгово́рлив
(razgovórliv)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Chinese Mandarin :
貧嘴 /贫嘴
(pínzuǐ)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Czech :
upovídaný
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Czech :
povídavý
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Danish :
snaksom
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Danish :
snaksaglig
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Dutch :
spraakzaam
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Dutch :
praatgraag
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Dutch :
babbelziek
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Esperanto :
parolema
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Finnish :
puhelias
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Finnish :
suulas
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Finnish :
suupaltti
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
French :
bavard
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
French :
loquace
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Galician :
falador
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Galician :
paroleiro
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Galician :
faladeiro
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
German :
gesprächig
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
German :
redselig
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Greek :
ομιλητικός
(omilitikós)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Ancient Greek :
λάλος
(lálos)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Hebrew :
דברן
(dabrán)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Hebrew :
פטפטן
(patpetán)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Hebrew :
פטפטני
(patpetaní)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Hungarian :
beszédes
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Hungarian :
bőbeszédű
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Icelandic :
málglaður
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Icelandic :
skrafhreifinn
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Ido :
babilema
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Indonesian :
banyak omong
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Indonesian :
belu-belai
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Indonesian :
suka bicara
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Irish :
béalráiteach
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Italian :
loquace
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Italian :
chiacchierino
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Italian :
garrulo
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Japanese :
おしゃべり好きな
(oshaberi-zuki-na)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Javanese :
cangkeman
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Kapampangan :
malabit
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Korean :
수다스럽다
(sudaseureopda)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Central Kurdish :
زمان پاراو
(zman paraw)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Latin :
loquax
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Latin :
garrulus
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Latin :
multiloquus
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Latvian :
runīgs
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Latvian :
valodīgs
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Latvian :
mutīgs
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Latvian :
pļāpīgs
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Luxembourgish :
gespréicheg
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Macedonian :
разговорлив
(razgovorliv)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Malay :
banyak cakap
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Malayalam :
വാചാലം
(vācālaṁ)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Marathi :
वाचाळ
(vācāḷ)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Māori :
kōtetetete
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Māori :
matakuikui
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Māori :
hautete
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Māori :
whakapūkahu
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Norwegian Bokmål :
pratsom
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Norwegian Bokmål :
snakkesalig
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Norwegian Nynorsk :
pratsam
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Norwegian Nynorsk :
snakkesalig
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Persian :
وراج
(verrâj)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Persian :
پرحرف
(por-harf)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Polish :
gadatliwy
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Polish :
rozmowny
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Portuguese :
falador
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Portuguese :
falante
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Portuguese :
conversador
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Portuguese :
tagarela
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Romanian :
vorbăreț
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Romanian :
flecar
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Romanian :
limbut
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Romanian :
guraliv
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Romanian :
gureș
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Russian :
разгово́рчивый
(razgovórčivyj)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Russian :
словоохо́тливый
(slovooxótlivyj)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Russian :
болтли́вый
(boltlívyj)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Russian :
бесе́дливый
(besédlivyj)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Russian :
говорли́вый
(govorlívyj)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Russian :
гаваркі
(gavarki)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Serbo-Croatian :
бр̏бљав
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Serbo-Croatian :
прѝчљив
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Serbo-Croatian :
гово̀рљив
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Serbo-Croatian :
bȑbljav
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Serbo-Croatian :
prìčljiv
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Serbo-Croatian :
govòrljiv
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Slovak :
ukecaný
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Slovak :
utáraný
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Slovak :
zhovorčivý
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Slovene :
zgovoren
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Slovene :
klepetav
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Spanish :
hablador
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Spanish :
conversador
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Swedish :
pratglad
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Swedish :
pratsam
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Tagalog :
madaldal
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Tatar :
сүзчән
(süzçän)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Turkish :
konuşkan
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Turkish :
şapır
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Turkish :
geveze
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Turkish :
çenebaz
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Turkish :
lafazan
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Turkish :
boşboğaz
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Turkish :
dili uzun
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Ottoman Turkish :
دیلی اوزون
(dili uzun)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Ukrainian :
балаку́чий
(balakúčyj)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Ukrainian :
говірки́й
(hovirkýj)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Ukrainian :
балакли́вий
(balaklývyj)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Ukrainian :
говірли́вий
(hovirlývyj)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Ukrainian :
розмо́вний
(rozmóvnyj)
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Uzbek :
sergap
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Volapük :
spikotälik
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Welsh :
siaradus
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Welsh :
chwedleugar
— tending to talk or speak freely or often
Bulgarian :
бъбрив
(bǎbriv)
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Chinese Mandarin :
嘴不穩 /嘴不稳
(zuǐ bù wěn)
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Chinese Mandarin :
嘴敞
(zuǐchǎng)
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Finnish :
avosuinen
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Finnish :
löyhäsuinen
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Finnish :
hölösuinen
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
German :
geschwätzig
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Hungarian :
fecsegő
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Indonesian :
blak-blakan
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Japanese :
おしゃべりな
(oshaberi-na)
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Polish :
otwarty
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Portuguese :
tagarela
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Russian :
болтли́вый
(boltlívyj)
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Swedish :
frispråkig
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Swedish :
öppenhjärtig
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Tatar :
такылдык
(taqıldıq)
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Turkish :
patavatsız
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences
Vietnamese :
lắm mồm
— speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences