quotability
Memorable phrase potential
Quotability is the quality of being quotable—memorable, pithy, and easily extracted from context.
Writers and speakers with high quotability produce lines that circulate: His quotability made him a favorite source for journalists.
The term appears in discussions of rhetoric, media, and political communication, where a candidate's quotability can shape coverage.
Brief broadcast excerpt
- catchphraseSignature line of words
- one-linerBrief standalone joke
- aphorismTerse general truth
- epigramPithy, memorable saying
zinger · quip · bon-mot · witticism · slogan · tagline · maxim · adage
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
- pithinessTerse, meaningful expression
wit · cleverness · succinctness · brevity · conciseness · wordplay · sharpness · crispness
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- significanceQuality of mattering
- relevanceState of mattering here
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- influencePower to affect others
potency · power · punch · force · effectiveness · noteworthiness · consequence · reach
Assigning origin or cause
- sourcingObtaining from suppliers
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- excerptPortion taken from larger work
passage · acknowledgment · credit · misattribution · context · verification · accuracy · provenance
soundbite
Brief broadcast excerpt
- catchphraseSignature line of words
- one-linerBrief standalone joke
- aphorismTerse general truth
epigram · zinger · quip · bon-mot · witticism · slogan · tagline · maxim · adage · motto
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
pithiness · wit · cleverness · succinctness · brevity · conciseness · wordplay · sharpness · crispness · punchiness
resonance
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- significanceQuality of mattering
- relevanceState of mattering here
- weightMeasure of heaviness
influence · potency · power · punch · force · effectiveness · noteworthiness · consequence · reach · timeliness
attribution
Assigning origin or cause
- sourcingObtaining from suppliers
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
excerpt · passage · acknowledgment · credit · misattribution · context · verification · accuracy · provenance · documentation
quotabilityforgettability
Quality of being overlooked
unmemorable · forgettable · ephemeralness · transience · evanescence
quotabilityrambling
Long-winded and unfocused
wordiness · verbosity · long-windedness · prolixity · diffuseness
quotabilityforgettability
Quality of being overlooked
banality · genericness · blandness · cliché · triteness
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