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chattiness

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The state of being chatty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: talkativeness; see also Thesaurus:talkativeness
  • 1841 Catherine Grace F. Gore - Greville: or, A season in Paris The sole object of his chattiness at table was to prevent a more intimate conversation between herself and her companion.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: talkativeness, chattiness, diarrhea of the mouth, garrulity, garrulousness, logorrhea, logorrhoea, loquaciousness, loquacity, multiloquence, talkativity, verbal diarrhea, verbal diarrhoea

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English chatty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English chattiness From chatty + -ness.