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expansivity

expansivity

8.1
Talking in an open and friendly way
  • noun
  • /ɪkˈspænˌsɪvɪti/
translation icon : sociabilidad
  • Her natural expansivity made everyone around her feel instantly comfortable and welcomed.

Examples

  • Her expansivity made everyone feel welcome at the party.

  • The expansivity of his personality is truly infectious.

  • Despite his usual expansivity, he remained quiet during the tense meeting.

  • The expansivity of the host brought life to the otherwise dull gathering.

  • Her natural expansivity made everyone around her feel instantly comfortable and welcomed.

  • The expansivity of the host brought life to the otherwise dull gathering.

  • His expansivity during the dinner party encouraged many interesting conversations among the guests.

Synonyms

talkativeness
vsexpansivity
1 4.7

A habit of talking a lot

focuses more on friendly warm interaction rather than sheer speaking amount
extraversion
vsexpansivity
  • Specialized
1 6.4

A quality of being outgoing and confident with other people

is narrower, focusing on warm, talkative behaviour rather than broad personality
expansiveness
vsexpansivity
1 6.0

Friendliness and openness that make people feel welcome

has identical sense but differs in form of the term
effusiveness
vsexpansivity
1 7.5

A warm, open way of showing strong feelings

is friendlier in conversation terms rather than mainly emotional display
affableness
vsexpansivity
6.5

Being friendly and easy to talk to

leans more toward warm, talkative sharing rather than mere pleasant manners
outgoingness
vsexpansivity
3.7

Being friendly and willing to talk to new people

is more about warm, free conversation than meeting new people
talkability
vsexpansivity
6.7

Easy to talk to and able to start a friendly conversation

stresses active warm speech and sharing rather than just approachability
talkiness
vsexpansivity
6.5

A person who likes to speak a lot in social situations

emphasises warm, open conversation rather than only casual speech frequency

How Friendly

effusiveness
1 7.5
expansivity
8.1
warmth
103 1.0
friendliness
16 1.0
aloofness
4 7.2

Surface Forms

expansivity singular
expansivities plural

Morphology

expansivity = expansive (transparent) = expansive + ity

Regular derivation from the adjective 'expansive'; here the sense relates to sociable/open behaviour but is still a predictable nominalization.

Etymology

Expansivity comes from the root expand (with ex- 'out' and pandere 'to spread'). A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of someone who 'spreads out' their warmth and words — being open and talkative — so their 'expansivity' makes others feel welcome.