Definitions for talkativeness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

talk•a•tive*ˈtɔ kə tɪv(adj.)

  1. inclined to talk a great deal.

* Syn: talkative , garrulous , loquacious characterize a person who talks a great deal. talkative is a neutral or mildly unfavorable word for a person who is much inclined to talk, sometimes without significance: a talkative child. The garrulous person talks with wearisome persistence, usu. about trivial things: a garrulous cab driver. A loquacious person, intending to be sociable, talks continuously and at length: a loquacious host.

Origin of talkative:

1400–50

talk′a•tive•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. garrulity, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness(noun)

    the quality of being wordy and talkative

Wiktionary

  1. talkativeness(Noun)

    The state of being talkative.


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