talkiness

noun

Definition of talkinessnext
as in loquacity

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  1. loquacity
  2. eloquence
  3. fluency
Noun
  • Homeless and short on cash, the rakish Saber uses his talent for loquacity to insinuate himself into the life (and house) of estranged wife Lexi (Bree Elrod) and mother-in-law Lil (Brenda Deiss), while resuming his old job as a low-rent pot dealer for neighborhood kingpin Leondria (Judy Hill).
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2021
  • 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
Definition of loquacity
Noun
  • Gunn wanted to bring back more elements from Shelley's original version, such as the character’s eloquence and his desperate longing for companionship.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Domingo is perhaps best known for his eloquence, but here, he’s caught in a loop, grasping for the right thing to say.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of eloquence
Noun
  • Liverpool had a collective duel success rate of 45 per cent, still their lowest in any of their 19 Premier League games this season, and that contributed to a lack of fluency.
    Andy Jones, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • His perspective also grew out of experience, a fluency with death that came from seeing many of his closest family members, including all of his younger siblings, die before him.
    Rick Rojas, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of fluency
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