chattiness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English chatty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English chattiness From chatty + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being chatty.
. . . but I felt good about having left the radio on anyway, even if it was just to satisfy my American chattiness.
1997, Michael L. Frankel, Cruising the Gulags:1841 Catherine Grace F. Gore - Greville: or, A season in Paris The sole object of his chattiness at table was to prevent a more intimate conversation between herself and her companion.
Near-synonyms: talkativeness; see also Thesaurus:talkativeness
Synonyms
chattiness · diarrhea of the mouth · verbal diarrhoea · garrulousness · loquacity · garrulity · logorrhea · loquaciousness · logorrhoea · multiloquence · talkativity · talkativeness · talkativeness · verbal diarrhea