TALKINESS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

talkiness

noun

as in loquacity

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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

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

Definition of chattiness

Noun

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
There’s been an attacking fluency and tempo to Liverpool’s build-up in the friendlies which was missing for so much of last season.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of fluency

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