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Deft vs Talkative - What's the difference?

deft | talkative |

As adjectives the difference between deft and talkative

is that deft is quick and neat in action; skillful while talkative is tending to talk a lot.

deft

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Quick and neat in action; skillful
    • He assembled it in one fluid, deft motion.

    See also

    * daft

    talkative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to talk a lot.
  • Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.

    • Synonyms

    * chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, outgoing, talksome * long-winded, logorrheic, verbose * indiscreet, outspoken * See also

    Antonyms

    * dour, monosyllabic, sullen, withdrawn * laconic, taciturn, terse, uncommunicative * mute, quiet, silent

    Derived terms

    * talkativeness