单词 | communicative |
释义 | communicative (once / 2882 pages) adj To be communicative is to have the ability to communicate — to exchange thoughts and ideas. Couples often go to counseling to learn to be more communicative. It's easy to see the verb communicate in the adjective communicative: a communicative person is one who can communicate easily. Being communicative is one of the qualities we most value in other people. There's nothing more frustrating than a person who's not communicative, because you can't talk to them. I'm surprised when others are surprised at how communicative my dog is. Aren't all dogs good at talking to their owners? WORD FAMILYcommunicative: communicatively, communicativeness, incommunicative, uncommunicative+/communicable: communicably, noncommunicable/communicate: communicable, communicated, communicates, communicating, communication, communicative, communicator, communicatory, intercommunicate/communication: communicational, communications/communicator: communicators/intercommunicate: intercommunicating, intercommunication/intercommunication: intercommunications/uncommunicative: uncommunicatively, uncommunicativeness USAGE EXAMPLESThese qualities, combined with her communicative stage personality, bode well for her future. Washington Post(Nov 15, 2016) They receive the benefit of doubt if they are genuinely communicative, patently honest and willing to risk exposure. Washington Times(Nov 09, 2016) Bell of Hagerstown remained conscious and communicative while emergency medical personnel worked with him at the newspaper’s office. Washington Times(Nov 02, 2016) 1adj able or tending to communicate "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray Syn|Ant communicatory articulate expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language anecdotal, anecdotic, anecdoticalcharacterized by or given to telling anecdotes Bantu-speakingable to communicate in Bantu blabbermouthed, leaky, talebearing, tattlingprone to communicate confidential information chatty, gossipy, newsyprone to friendly informal communication communicablereadily communicated communicationalused in communication English-speakingable to communicate in English expansive, talkativefriendly and open and willing to talk expressivecharacterized by expression Finno-Ugric-speakingable to communicate in a Finno-Ugric language Flemish-speakingable to communicate in Flemish French-speakingable to communicate in French Gaelic-speakingable to communicate in Gaelic German-speakingable to communicate in German gesticulatingmaking gestures while speaking gestural, nonverbalbeing other than verbal communication gestural, sign, sign-language, signedused of the language of the deaf heraldicindicative of or announcing something to come Icelandic-speakingable to communicate in Icelandic Italian-speakingable to communicate in Italian Japanese-speakingable to communicate in Japanese Kannada-speakingable to communicate in Kannada Livonian-speakingable to communicate in Livonian narrativeconsisting of or characterized by the telling of a story nonverbalinvolving little use of language nonverballacking verbal skill openheartedfreely communicative; candidly straightforward Oscan-speakingable to communicate in Oscan outspoken, vocalgiven to expressing yourself freely or insistently Russian-speakingable to communicate in Russian Samoyedic-speakingable to communicate in Samoyedic Semitic-speakingable to communicate in a Semitic language Siouan-speakingable to communicate in a Siouan language Spanish-speakingable to communicate in Spanish Turkic-speakingable to communicate in Turkic verbalcommunicated in the form of words yarn-spinninginclined to tell long and involved stories (often of incredible happenings) volublemarked by a ready flow of speech incommunicative, uncommunicative not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions inarticulate, unarticulatewithout or deprived of the use of speech or words blank, vacuousvoid of expression close, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlippedinclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information deadpan, expressionless, impassive, poker-faced, unexpressivedeliberately impassive in manner incommunicadowithout the means or right to communicate inexpressivenot expressive mum, silentfailing to speak or communicate etc when expected to unpronounceable, unutterablevery difficult to pronounce correctly taciturnhabitually reserved and uncommunicative 2adj of or relating to communication communicative arts |
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