talkative

Questions about talkative

What does talkative mean?

talkative means "full of trivial conversation". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in talkative?

talkative has 3 syllables: tal-ka-tive. The stress falls on "tal". In IPA it is /ˈtɔkətɪv/.

What is another word for talkative?

Close synonyms include chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talky. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is talkative a common word?

talkative is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.