Standard Lemma guide

gossipy

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: G AA1 S AH0 P IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Prone to gossip.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Containing much gossip.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

prone to friendly informal communication

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chatty, newsy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English gossip Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gossipy From gossip + -y.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: qeybətcil — prone to gossip
  • Catalan: xafarder — prone to gossip
  • Esperanto: ĉikanema — prone to gossip
  • Esperanto: klaĉema — prone to gossip
  • Gallo-Italic of Sicily: zzuriuner — prone to gossip
  • Italian: pettegolo — prone to gossip
  • Polish: bajczarski — prone to gossip
  • Polish: plotkarski — prone to gossip
  • Portuguese: mexeriqueiro — prone to gossip
  • Portuguese: fofoqueiro — prone to gossip
  • Spanish: cotilla — prone to gossip
  • Spanish: chismoso — prone to gossip
  • Swedish: skvalleraktig — prone to gossip
  • Swedish: skvallrig — prone to gossip
  • Tagalog: palatsismis — prone to gossip