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

Here’s how leaders (and chatty team members) can better manage communication and decision-making. —Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

With Mercury slipping into Taurus and your chatty third house of immediate surroundings, everything from your exchanges to your local environment gets a boost of Venusian flair. —Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 May 2025

Plants that aren’t used in the kitchen will be fed to the school’s flock of chatty brown ducks. —Lindsey McGinnis, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025

Meanwhile, you’ll be chatty with work colleagues and issues that are related to pets. —Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1756, 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