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 of chatty

• colloquial

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

Siri is much snappier and much less chatty The biggest upgrade for the Mini 2 is Siri AI, but that isn’t available yet. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2026

Viewers think of Gilmore Girls as a chatty, emotional show, and the characters do indeed talk a lot, but rarely about their feelings. — Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2026

Ingunn Rasmussen, the warm, chatty matriarch behind Kitchen on the Edge (and hiking guide Audun's sister), took over the property in October 2001 and now runs it with her son, Håvar Holmen. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

There’s a love, there’s always that invisible thread that holds them all together, but Ozzy was the chatty one. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for chatty

• batty
• catty
• fatty
• natty
• pattie
• patty
• ratty
• tatty

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