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Talkative vs Nontalkative - What's the difference?

talkative | nontalkative |

As adjectives the difference between talkative and nontalkative

is that talkative is tending to talk a lot while nontalkative is not talkative.

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    * dour, monosyllabic, sullen, withdrawn * laconic, taciturn, terse, uncommunicative * mute, quiet, silent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

    nontalkative

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not talkative.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 31, author=Judy Battista, title=Harrison Opens Up on the Field, Not Off It, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But Super Bowl media day demanded Harrison’s presence Tuesday, so the famously nontalkative Harrison planted himself somewhat uneasily in front of waves of reporters who were trying desperately to plumb the depths of his inscrutability. }}

    Synonyms

    * taciturn * untalkative