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