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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

tagarelice

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ta-ga-re-li-se

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chattiness/ˈtʃæt.i.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A tagarelice dela tornou a viagem de carro muito mais agradável."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being talkative or chatty.

    "Her chattiness made the long car ride much more enjoyable."
  2. 2

    An instance of talking a lot in a friendly or informal manner.

    "The chattiness of the group created a lively atmosphere at the party."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective chatty, which originated in the 19th century as a colloquial shortening and modification of chat + -y suffix, combined with the Old English nominalizing suffix -nes denoting state or quality. The root verb chat dates back to the 16th century, originating as an imitative shortening of chatter, reflecting lively, familiar conversation.

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