Inclined to talk a lot; someone who likes to speak and express themselves frequently.
From 'talk' + '-ative' (a suffix meaning 'inclined to'). Talk comes from Old English and Germanic roots meaning 'to tell or speak,' and '-ative' comes from Latin.
Personality psychology shows talkative people are often extroverts, but research reveals introverts often have equally rich thoughts—they're just sipping those ideas quietly instead of sharing aloud.
Historically applied with gender bias: women labeled 'talkative' or 'chatty' while men are praised as 'articulate' or 'commanding'; used to pathologize women's communication.
Use 'communicative', 'expressive', or 'vocal' for neutral description. Avoid as implicit criticism of women's speech.
["communicative","expressive","vocal","articulate"]
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