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talkable

adj

Etymology

From talk + -able.

  1. derived from *dol-✻
  2. derived from *talōną✻ — “to count, recount, tell”
  3. inherited from *talkōną✻ — “to talk, chatter”
  4. inherited from *talkōn✻
  5. inherited from *tealcian✻ — “to talk, chat”
  6. inherited from talken
  7. suffixed as talkable — “talk + able”

Definitions

  1. Capable of being talked (to or about) (construed with a preposition).

    • They are talkable-about as everyday matters and in the same way. They provide a common sociable topical resource that is readily available...

  2. Capable of offering engaging conversation.

    • There are no talkable people within ten miles, except a coast-guard officer, and a pleasant parson, three miles off.
    • But he always came back in good spirits, talkable and charming.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA