CHATTINESS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

chattiness

noun

Definition of chattiness

as in talkativeness

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Recent Examples of chattiness The chattiness of Eddy’s dispatches does little to conceal that the novel’s Jamaica is a grim place for gay men. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 By contrast, Trump is being needled almost weekly by Tillis and other GOP senators whose chattiness with the press has drawn the ire of the president. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026 Beyond the festivities, the best thing about the city is the Glaswegians themselves, who are known for their outsize charm and chattiness. — Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025

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Noun

However, Fallon noted that there have been times when his loquaciousness has backfired, too.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025

Definition of loquaciousness

Noun

The central bank’s pathological loquacity—policy statements, detailed meeting minutes, press conferences, speeches, interviews and those infernal dot plots—has become more confusing than enlightening.

— Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2022
Such loquacity doesn’t come cheap, not just in terms of paying your writers and cast but also in capturing actors’ performances.

— Alexander Chatziioannou, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2022

Definition of loquacity

Noun

The Odysseus of legend is known for his cunning and his eloquence.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
Blarney Castle is, of course, home to the legendary Blarney Stone—a block of limestone built into the castle that’s said to gift eloquence and persuasiveness to whoever kisses it.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026

Definition of eloquence

Noun

Pankaj Prasoon is senior director of CFO systems at LinkedIn, leading finance technology and building AI fluency across finance teams.

— Pankaj Prasoon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Subsequent research actually backed him up, finding that habitual calculator use before students had internalized basic arithmetic weakened their mental fluency and fact retrieval.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of fluency

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