gossipiness
Fondness for rumors
Gossipiness is the quality of being prone to gossip or having a gossipy character.
It describes a tendency toward sharing rumors, personal details, or idle talk about others: The gossipiness of the group made her reluctant to share anything private.
The word can characterize people, conversations, or social environments.
Intrusively inquisitive
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- nosyIntrusively curious
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
eavesdropping · intrusive · inquisitive · interfering · overhearing · probing · officious · rubbernecking
Unverified secondhand information
- whispersSpeaks very quietly
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
- grapevineInformal gossip network
scuttlebutt · buzz · dirt · speculation · secrets · tales · leak · unconfirmed
Inclined to speak much
- garrulousTediously long-winded
- loquaciousInclined to talk much
- chattyInclined to converse freely
- volubleInclined to talk freely
blabbermouth · chatterbox · prattle · babble · jabber · natter · yak · tittle-tattle
Focus on insignificant matters
- superficialityAbsence of meaningful depth
- frivolousnessLack of due seriousness
- shallownessLack of depth
- small talkPolite trivial conversation
chitchat · idle chatter · inanity · fluff · sensationalism · tabloid · drama · melodrama
Spiteful, sly nastiness
- snidenessDerisive, mocking manner
- backbitingSpiteful talk about others
- spitefulnessMalicious desire to harm
- bitchinessSpiteful, petty behavior
meanness · nastiness · sniping · trash-talking · mudslinging · character assassination · smearing · defamation
prying
Intrusively inquisitive
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- nosyIntrusively curious
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
busybody · eavesdropping · intrusive · inquisitive · interfering · overhearing · probing · officious · rubbernecking · yenta
hearsay
Unverified secondhand information
grapevine · scuttlebutt · buzz · dirt · speculation · secrets · tales · leak · unconfirmed · word-of-mouth
talkative
Inclined to speak much
- garrulousTediously long-winded
- loquaciousInclined to talk much
- chattyInclined to converse freely
voluble · blabbermouth · chatterbox · prattle · babble · jabber · natter · yak · tittle-tattle · gabby
pettiness
Focus on insignificant matters
- superficialityAbsence of meaningful depth
- frivolousnessLack of due seriousness
- shallownessLack of depth
small talk · chitchat · idle chatter · inanity · fluff · sensationalism · tabloid · drama · melodrama · exaggeration
cattiness
Spiteful, sly nastiness
- snidenessDerisive, mocking manner
- backbitingSpiteful talk about others
- spitefulnessMalicious desire to harm
bitchiness · meanness · nastiness · sniping · trash-talking · mudslinging · character assassination · smearing · defamation · slander
gossipinessdiscretion
Careful judgment in speech
confidentiality · reticence · tight-lippedness · secretiveness · privacy
gossipinessseriousness
Earnest, weighty demeanor
substantiveness · gravitas · depth · meaningfulness · profundity
gossip, gossiping, gossips, gossiper, gossiped, gossipy, gossipers, gossipier