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talkativeness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of being talkative.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: chattiness; see also Thesaurus:talkativeness

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chattiness

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quality of being wordy and talkative

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: garrulity, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: communicativeness

Narrower terms: leresis

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English talkative 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 talkativeness From talkative + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: ለፍላፊነት (läflafinät) — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Catalan: loquacitat — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Danish: snaksomhed — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Dutch: spraakzaamheid — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Esperanto: parolemo — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Finnish: puheliaisuus — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • French: loquacité — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Georgian: ლაპარაკის მოყვარული (laṗaraḳis moq̇varuli) — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • German: Geschwätzigkeit — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • German: Gesprächigkeit — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • German: Redseligkeit — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • German: Schwatzhaftigkeit — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Greek: αδολεσχία (adoleschía) — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Greek: ομιλητικότητα (omilitikótita) — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Icelandic: málgleði — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Icelandic: skrafhreifni — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Irish: aighneas — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Italian: parlantina — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Italian: loquacità — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Italian: loquela — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Italian: chiacchiera — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Italian: verbosità — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Latin: loquācitās — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Latin: garrulitās — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Latvian: runīgums — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Latvian: runība — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Latvian: pļāpība — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Latvian: pļāpīgums — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Latvian: valodība — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Latvian: valodīgums — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Malayalam: വാചാലം (vācālaṁ) — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Malayalam: വാചാലത (vācālata) — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Polish: gadatliwość — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Polish: rozmowność — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Portuguese: loquacidade — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Russian: болтли́вость (boltlívostʹ) — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Russian: говорли́вость (govorlívostʹ) — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Russian: разгово́рчивость (razgovórčivostʹ) — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Russian: словоохо́тливость (slovooxótlivostʹ) — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Serbo-Croatian: бр̏бљаво̄ст — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Serbo-Croatian: бр̀бљиво̄ст — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Serbo-Croatian: прѝчљиво̄ст — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Serbo-Croatian: гово̀рљиво̄ст — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Serbo-Croatian: bȑbljavōst — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Serbo-Croatian: br̀bljivōst — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Serbo-Croatian: prìčljivōst — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Serbo-Croatian: govòrljivōst — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Spanish: locuacidad — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Telugu: మాటకారినతము (māṭakārinatamu) — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Telugu: వాచాలత (vācālata) — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Turkish: konuşkanlık — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Vietnamese: tính ba hoa — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Vietnamese: tính hay nói — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Vietnamese: tính lắm mồm — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity
  • Volapük: spikotäl — the state of being talkative — see also loquacity