🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

수다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: suda

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Talkativeness/ˈtɔː.kə.tɪv.nəs/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀의 수다는 모두를 즐겁게 했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being talkative; the tendency to engage in conversation or to speak at length.

    "Her talkativeness made her the life of the party, as she easily engaged everyone in lively discussions."
  2. 2

    An excessive or unwelcome inclination to talk.

    "His talkativeness during meetings often distracted others from the agenda."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'talkativeness' is derived from the root 'talk', which comes from Old English 'tælcian', meaning 'to speak'. The suffix '-iveness' is used to form nouns indicating a state or condition, originating from Latin '-ivus', meaning 'tending to'. This combination reflects the quality of being inclined to talk.

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