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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary talk·a·tive
\\ˈtȯ-kə-tiv\\ adjective DATE 15th century : given to talking; also : full of talk
• talk·a·tive·ly adverb
• talk·a·tive·ness nounSynonyms.
talkative , loquacious , garrulous , voluble mean given to talk or talking. talkative may imply a readiness to engage in talk or a disposition to enjoy conversation
a talkative neighbor
loquacious suggests the power of expressing oneself articulately, fluently, or glibly
a loquacious spokesperson
garrulous implies prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity
garrulous traveling companions
voluble suggests a free, easy, and unending loquacity
a voluble raconteur Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 talkative
talka·tive / 5tC:kEtiv / adjective liking to talk a lot
爱多说话的；多嘴的；饶舌的；健谈的:
He's not very talkative, is he?
他的话不多,是吧？
She was in a talkative mood.
她滔滔不绝,话兴正浓。 talkative adj. ⇨ talkative Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged talk·a·tive
\ˈtȯkəd.]iv, -ət]\ adjectiveEtymology: talk (I) + -ative: given to or filled with talking : loquacious , garrulous
< was now, especially when fortified with liquor, as talkative as might be — W.M.Thackeray >
< this is a talkative town and you are the last person it will spare — O.S.J.Gogarty >
< for the first time in all these talkative weeks, people appeared to have nothing much to say, whether they approved of the decision or not — Mollie Panter-Downes >
< a talkative book >Synonyms:
talkative , loquacious , garrulous , and voluble all apply to one given to talking; talkative usually stresses only a readiness to engage in talk but may suggest a disposition to enjoy conversation
< told a number of his best Indian stories; for he was extremely talkative in man's society — W.M.Thackeray >
< his wife was considerably younger … and talkative where he was monosyllabic — Dorothy Sayers >
loquacious commonly implies fluency and ease in speech or an unusual talkativeness
< talks in a rapid and persuasive fashion (he is described as loquacious and good-natured) — Current Biography >
< the briskness of the mountain atmosphere, or some other cause, made everybody so loquacious — Nathaniel Hawthorne >
garrulous usually stresses an unchecked, rambling, often foolish, sometimes tedious, talkativeness
< this delightfully garrulous volume of memoirs — Books of the Month >
< the Italian quarter, noisy, garrulous, good-natured, and vital — American Guide Series: Massachusetts >
< did most of the talking: he was a garrulous young man — T.O.Heggen >
< the glories of silent appreciation were shattered by garrulous nothings — William Beebe >
< a garrulous old man >
voluble suggests a free, easy, often seemingly endless loquacity
< a voluble man, given to telling anecdotes — Jean Stafford >
< was to placate voluble voters who came in to complain — Sinclair Lewis > < was very voluble, repeating, with increased circumlocutory detail and reference to what he had said to Dick and Dick to him, the account he had originally given to the police — Dorothy Sayers >
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