Communicative Meaning
/kəˈmjuː.nɪ.kə.tɪv/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjEager to communicate; talkative.
Sentence Examples
With text we mean any communicative situation of significant length.
My daughter is a communicative and inquisitive girl.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ child eagerly shared stories with every visitor who arrived.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The child is very open and ____ about his daily feelings.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French communicatif.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"One of his attendants had found no little favour in the eyes of Alice, who expressed her suspicions that her mistress had some secret correspondence, for two reasons; first, to satisfy a naturally communicative temper—all common people are communicative: and secondly, in hopes of gaining such assistance as might ultimately gratify her own curiosity, now most uncomfortably excited."
— 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXXIX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 328:
"But inside the aquarium, riotously colored saltwater fish, schools of silvery piranhas, and even one seemingly communicative manta ray allow visitors to dream of worlds beyond a war that has made the land where the oceanic sanctuary sits a battle zone."
— 2025 December 22, Howard LaFranchi, “Near Ukraine’s front line, aquarium offers refuge for kids and soldiers alike”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ child eagerly shared stories with every visitor who arrived.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The child is very open and ____ about his daily feelings.