Chattiest

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Exhibiting the highest level of talkativeness, it denotes someone who frequently engages in discussion or conversation compared to peers
2. This term indicates an individual who communicates more than most, often sharing thoughts and feelings openly
3. Characterized by speaking more than anyone else in a group

Etymology: "Chattiest" is the superlative of "chatty," and the word's two possible origins are less related than they look. The adjective "chatty" is formed from "chat," an informal word for casual conversation, with the suffix "-y," which forms adjectives meaning "characterised by" or "inclined to." "Chat" itself is imitative: it grew out of the Middle English verbs "cheteren" and "chiteren," which imitate the quick, repeated sounds of talk and are the same stock that gave us "chatter." A second, older "chatty" also existed, formed from "chat" in the sense of "louse," from Old English "ceatt." Its adjective therefore meant "full of lice," an unflattering sense that has nothing to do with conversation. The two words met in English but developed separately, and only the talkative sense survives in everyday use.

Synonyms: most talkative, most loquacious

Antonyms: quietest