talkativeness
Excessive speech habit
Talkativeness is the quality of talking a lot.
The word is neutral—unlike chattiness, which suggests friendliness, or garrulousness, which implies tedious excess.
Her talkativeness made her a natural for radio.
The medication's side effects included unusual talkativeness.
One who talks incessantly
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- gabfestLong informal discussion
prattle · jabber · babble · blabber · natter · yak · schmooze · ramble
More words than necessary
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- garrulousTediously long-winded
- loquaciousInclined to talk much
- volubleInclined to talk freely
wordy · rambling · prolix · windbag · droning · tiresome · tedious · overtalking
Sociable and unreserved
- extrovertedEnergized by social interaction
- sociableInclined toward companionship
- gregariousFond of companionship
- friendlyShowing kindness, warmth
approachable · open · unreserved · forthcoming · conversational · engaging · personable · affable
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- well-spokenSpeaking with refinement
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
expressive · communicative · vivid · descriptive · persuasive · glib · polished · refined
Inclined to spread rumors
- loose-lippedProne to revealing secrets
- indiscreetLacking prudent restraint
- revealingMaking known what's hidden
- tell-allRevealing, candid account
oversharing · tattling · blurting · unfiltered · candid · confessional · TMI · no filter
chatterbox
One who talks incessantly
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- chitchatInformal light conversation
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
gabfest · prattle · jabber · babble · blabber · natter · yak · schmooze · ramble · tattle
verbose
More words than necessary
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- garrulousTediously long-winded
- loquaciousInclined to talk much
voluble · wordy · rambling · prolix · windbag · droning · tiresome · tedious · overtalking · meandering
outgoing
Sociable and unreserved
- extrovertedEnergized by social interaction
- sociableInclined toward companionship
- gregariousFond of companionship
friendly · approachable · open · unreserved · forthcoming · conversational · engaging · personable · affable · warm
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
- well-spokenSpeaking with refinement
silver-tongued · expressive · communicative · vivid · descriptive · persuasive · glib · polished · refined · charismatic
gossipy
Inclined to spread rumors
- loose-lippedProne to revealing secrets
- indiscreetLacking prudent restraint
- revealingMaking known what's hidden
tell-all · oversharing · tattling · blurting · unfiltered · candid · confessional · TMI · no filter · big mouth
- talkativechatty, verbose, wordy, mouthy, gossipy
- talkativenessverbosity, wordiness, garrulity, loquacity, long-windedness
- personalitypersonality, trait, temperament, traits, character
- sociabilityfriendliness, sociability, extroversion, congeniality, affability
- addiction signscravings, dependence, withdrawal, compulsion, relapse
- bipolar disordermania, hypomania, bipolar II, cyclothymia, manic episode
talkativenesssilence
Total lack of sound
reticence · quietness · taciturnity · muteness · wordlessness
talkativenessreticence
Habitual verbal restraint
reserve · inhibition · guardedness · secretiveness · discretion
talk, talks, talking, talkative, talker, talked, talkers, talkatively, small-talk