bavardage
- noun
- Informal
- The café was filled with the cheerful bavardage of friends catching up over coffee.
Examples
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She enjoyed the bavardage at the party, relishing the casual exchanges with old acquaintances.
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During the gathering, the guests engaged in light bavardage about their weekend plans.
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- Mr. Fallow, Mr. Bavardage.
Synonyms
198
1.1
Informal talk about other people's private lives, often with rumors
118
3.2
Informal conversation about other people that may not be true
83
2.1
Polite short talk about simple topics like the weather
29
2.0
Friendly, light talk about unimportant things
13
8.3
Loud, continuous talk about unimportant things
8
7.1
A short friendly talk between people
6
1.7
Talking about other people's personal lives in a casual way
5
8.7
Silly talk about unimportant things
4
8.9
A short informal private talk between people
3
9.7
A lot of noisy talking about not important things
2
4.5
Talk that people have while they eat a meal
2
5.8
Casual talk about small, unimportant things, often gossip
1
2.8
Light joking talk that makes people laugh and feel welcome
1
9.9
Light playful talk that people use to make each other laugh
1
8.2
A long friendly talk that people use to persuade or catch up
1
9.9
Light playful teasing talk that is not serious
1
8.4
A friendly relaxed chat between people, often over coffee
1
9.5
Light talk between people with little meaning
1
9.9
Talk that is silly or not important
1
9.9
Loud, silly talk that has no useful meaning
1
8.4
Light, silly talk about other people
1
7.7
A friendly informal talk about unimportant things
1
8.6
Light informal chat between people to enjoy themselves
Light talk about unimportant, silly things people say
A friendly, informal talk about personal news
To talk in a relaxed way about nothing important
Talking in a friendly, relaxed way with other people
Continuous trivial talk that says nothing important
Light joking talk between people to make each other laugh
How Chatty
88
3.5
- Informal
- Informal
399
1.0
∞
1.0
- Informal
83
2.1
∞
1.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bavardage comes from the French verb bavarder 'to chat' and is like the English word babble, so imagine people making quick, small sounds when they speak. That's why bavardage means light, often unimportant talk or gossip.