effusive

Main Entry:
effusive [ih-fyoo-siv]
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: 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
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