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talkativeness

talk·a·tive
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [taw-kuh-tiv]
    • /ˈtɔ kə tɪv/
    • /ˈtɔːkətɪvnəs /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [taw-kuh-tiv]
    • /ˈtɔ kə tɪv/

Definition of talkativeness word

  • adjective talkativeness inclined to talk a great deal: One drink and she became very talkative. 1

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Origin of talkativeness

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at talk, -ative

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Parts of speech for Talkativeness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

talkativeness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for talkativeness

noun talkativeness

  • chattiness — characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters: a long, chatty letter from my sister.
  • garrulity — the quality of being garrulous; talkativeness; loquacity.
  • glibness — readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.
  • logorrhea — pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech.
  • loquaciousness — talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.

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