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Meaning of talkiness in English:

talkiness

noun

informal

See talky

‘The World Wide Web, I'm likely to say in moments of unbridled talkiness, is an encyclopedia at my fingertips.’
  • ‘A Man For All Seasons has a delicate slowness about it, with the talkiness inherent in an adapted stage play.’
  • ‘The problems with the film are in the length and its talkiness.’
  • ‘It won't find much of an audience outside of the art house circuit, because mainstream audiences will quickly grow tired of its talkiness.’
  • ‘The novel's weaknesses are an occasional tendency to talkiness, the rather familiar setup of the relationship of the main characters, and the slight flatness of the ending.’