| Main Entry: | effusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gushing, profuse |
Synonyms: |
all jaw, big mouthed, demonstrative, ebullient, enthusiastic, expansive, extravagant, exuberant, free-flowing, fulsome, gabby, gushy, lavish, outpouring, overflowing, prolix, talkative, unconstrained, unreserved, unrestrained, verbose, windbag, windy, wordy |
| Main Entry: | communicative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | informative |
Synonyms: |
candid, chatty, communicable, conversable, conversational, demonstrative, effusive, enlightening, expansive, forthcoming, frank, garrulous, gushing, loquacious, open, outgoing, talkative, unreserved, voluble |
Antonyms: |
close-mouthed, reserved, reticent, unfriendly, uninformative, unsociable |
| Main Entry: | demonstrative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expressive, communicative |
Synonyms: |
affectionate, candid, effusive, emotional, evincive, expansive, explanatory, expository, frank, gushing, histrionic, illustrative, indicative, loving, open, outgoing, outpouring, outspoken, plain, profuse, symptomatic, tender, unconstrained, unreserved, unrestrained, warmhearted |
Antonyms: |
cold, cool, inexpressive, reserved, restrained, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, unemotional |
| Main Entry: | ebullient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
agitated, bouncy, brash, buoyant, chipper, chirpy, effervescent, effusive, elated, excited, exhilarated, exuberant, frothy, gushing, high-spirited, in high spirits, irrepressible, vivacious, zestful, zippy |
Antonyms: |
apathetic, disinterested, unenthusiastic |
| Main Entry: | expansive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | talkative |
Synonyms: |
affable, communicative, demonstrative, easy, effervescent, effusive, extroverted, free, friendly, garrulous, generous, genial, gregarious, gushy, lavish, liberal, loquacious, open, outgoing, sociable, unconstrained, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained, warm |
Antonyms: |
quiet, reserved, silent |
| Main Entry: | exuberant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | profuse |
Synonyms: |
abundant, affluent, copious, diffuse, effusive, exaggerated, excessive, fecund, fertile, fruitful, fulsome, lavish, lush, luxuriant, opulent, overdone, overflowing, plenteous, plentiful, prodigal, prolific, rampant, rich, riotous, superabundant, superfluous, teeming |
Antonyms: |
insufficient, lacking, needing, wanting |
| Main Entry: | fluent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | articulate |
Synonyms: |
chatty, cogent, copious, cursive, declamatory, disputatious, easy, effortless, effusive, eloquent, facile, flowing, garrulous, glib, liquid, loquacious, mellifluent, mellifluous, natural, persuasive, prompt, quick, ready, running, silver-tongued, smooth, smooth-spoken, talkative, verbose, vocal, voluble, well-versed, wordy |
Antonyms: |
effortful, hesitant, inarticulate, unfluent, unprepared |
| Main Entry: | gabby |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | talkative |
Synonyms: |
chattering, chatty, effusive, garrulous, glib, gossiping, gushing, jabbering, long-winded, loose-lipped, loquacious, mouthy, prattling, prolix, talky, verbose, voluble, windy, wordy |
Antonyms: |
close-mouthed, quiet, secretive |
| Main Entry: | garrulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | talkative |
Synonyms: |
babbling, blabbermouth, chattering, chatty, effusive, flap jaw, gabby, glib, gossiping, gushing, long-winded, loose-lipped, loose-tongued, loquacious, motormouth, mouthy, prating, prattling, prolix, prosy, running on at the mouth, verbose, voluble, wind-bag, windy, wordy, yakkity, yakky |
Antonyms: |
mum, quiet, reserved, silent, still, untalkative |
| Main Entry: | hearty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
affable, animated, ardent, avid, back-slapping, cheerful, cheery, cordial, deep, deep-felt, deepest, devout, eager, earnest, ebullient, effusive, exuberant, frank, friendly, gay, generous, genial, genuine, glad, gushing, heartfelt, honest, impassioned, intense, jolly, jovial, neighborly, passionate, profuse, real, responsive, sincere, true, unfeigned, unreserved, unrestrained, vivacious, warm, warmhearted, wholehearted, zealous |
| Notes: | hardy means 'strong, durable, capable' - while hearty means 'strong' in a more active way as in hearty appetite, applause, meal |
Antonyms: |
apathetic, emotionless, lazy, lethargic, unenthusiastic |