talkability
- noun
- /ˌtɔːkəˈbɪləti/
:
sociabilidad
- The host's natural talkability helped guests open up and share their stories.
Examples
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Good talkability is an important skill for anyone working in customer service.
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Her talkability made everyone feel comfortable during the meeting.
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Her talkability makes her a great host.
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The talkability of the new employee impressed everyone.
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Her talkability made everyone feel comfortable during the meeting.
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The host's natural talkability helped guests open up and share their stories.
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Good talkability is an important skill for anyone working in customer service.
Synonyms
2
3.6
Enjoying being with other people and making friends
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5.3
A friendly, gentle way that makes people feel comfortable
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4.1
A friendly, pleasant way of behaving that makes people feel comfortable
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4.1
The quality of being friendly and easy to talk to
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6.0
Friendliness and openness that make people feel welcome
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7.4
Enjoying being with other people
Being friendly and easy to talk to
A willingness and ability to talk and share ideas with other people
Talking in an open and friendly way
Being friendly and pleasant so people enjoy being with you
Being friendly and willing to talk to new people
A liking for being with other people
Antonyms
How Approachable
Surface Forms
Morphology
talkability = talkable (semi-transparent) = talk + able + ity
The form is transparent, but interpreting 'talkable' as 'easy to talk to' (agent-focused) rather than 'able to be talked about' (patient-focused) requires pragmatic inference and may be confused with 'talkative'.
Etymology
Talkability is made from talk plus the ending -ability, which gives the idea of 'quality' or 'ability'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of someone with good talkability as 'easy to talk to' or likely to start a conversation, similar to being talkative.