chatty

/'tʃæti/

Thân thiện

The chatty neighbor leans over the fence to talk about her garden.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Talkative, fond of chatting: Describes a person who enjoys informal conversation and talks readily, often in a friendly and sociable manner.
   • Conversational in style: Describes writing or speech that is informal, lively, and resembles friendly talk.

Usage and Examples

• Describing a person:
  • She is very chatty and can talk for hours about anything.
  • The chatty taxi driver told me all about the city's history.
• Describing a tone or style:
  • He writes in a chatty, informal style that makes complex topics easy to understand.
  • The article was more of a chatty blog post than a formal report.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• "Chatty Cathy": (Informal, sometimes dated) A nickname for a very talkative person, especially a woman or girl.
  • My little sister is a real Chatty Cathy in the mornings.
• Contextual Tone: While often positive (friendly, sociable), "chatty" can sometimes imply talking more than is necessary or desired in a specific context.
  • The meeting ran long because a few chatty participants kept going off-topic.

Variants and Related Words

• Chattily (adverb): In a talkative or informal conversational manner.
  • She spoke chattily to everyone at the party.
• Chattiness (noun): The quality of being talkative or informal.
  • The chattiness of the podcast makes it feel like you're listening to friends.

Synonyms

• Talkative: Fond of or given to talking.
• Garrulous: Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
• Loquacious: Tending to talk a great deal.
• Conversational: Informal and appropriate for dialogue.

Antonyms

• Taciturn: Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
• Reticent: Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.
• Laconic: Using very few words.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• To have a chatty disposition: To have a naturally talkative and friendly personality.
  • Our new neighbor seems to have a chatty disposition, which is nice.
• (As) chatty as a magpie: (Simile) Extremely talkative.
  • After her coffee, she was as chatty as a magpie.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. prone to friendly informal communication
2. full of trivial conversation
   • kept from her housework by gabby neighbors

Từ đồng nghĩa

• gossipy
• newsy
• gabby
• garrulous
• loquacious
• talkative
• talky