chatty

adjective

chat·​ty ˈcha-tē 

chattier; chattiest

1

: fond of chatting : talkative

a chatty neighbor

2

: having the style and manner of light familiar conversation

a chatty letter

chattily

ˈcha-tə-lē 

adverb

chattiness

ˈcha-tē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• chattery
• colloquial
• conversational
• dishy
• gossipy
• newsy

Examples of chatty in a Sentence

a chatty book about his life in politics

a time when campers were expected to write a chatty letter to their folks every week

Recent Examples on the Web

On the set, Selena is a living oxymoron, a daily contradiction: strong, fragile, determined, indeterminate, present, absent, sick, healthy as can be, chatty, quiet, etc. —Jacques Audiard, IndieWire, 1 Dec. 2024

Ronan gives what may be the performance of her career as the self-destructive Rona, a former biology student whose passion for the natural world announces itself in an incongruously chatty voice-over. —Dana Stevens, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024

Ask a friend to weigh in as the moon harmonizes with chatty Mercury. —USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024

There is a rare angle between the Sun in your chatty 3rd house and Chiron in your career sector that supports internal balance. —Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

chatty

adjective

chat·​ty ˈchat-ē 

chattier; chattiest

1

: fond of chatting

a chatty neighbor

2

: having the style of a chat

a chatty letter

chattily

ˈchat-ᵊl-ē 

adverb

chattiness

ˈchat-ē-nəs 

noun