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talkativity

talkativity noun: the quality of being talkative.

Noun

talkativity (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being talkative.
    • Talkability: defined, 54, 55; a talkable person, 56; contrasted with talkativity, 57; […]1899, Henry van Dyke, “Index”, in Fisherman’s Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 246, column 1
    • Our costly mistakes have been when we mistook plausibility for ability and talkativity for talent.1923 September 17, “Men and Things”, in Evening State Journal, 34th year, Lincoln, Neb., →OCLC, page 12, column 1

Synonyms of talkativity

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Origin of talkativity

From talkative + -ity.

Questions about talkativity

What does talkativity mean?
Talkativity means the quality of being talkative.
What part of speech is talkativity?
Talkativity is a noun.

Words near talkativity in the dictionary

  1. talkation
  2. talkations
  3. talkative
  4. talkatively
  5. talkativeness
  6. talkativity
  7. Talkatora
  8. talkback
  9. talkbacks
  10. talkboard
  11. talkboards

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