talkable

English

Etymology

From talk +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːkəbəl

Adjective

talkable (comparative more talkable, superlative most talkable)

1. Capable of being talked (to or about) (construed with a preposition).
   • 1996, Paddy Scannell, Radio, television, and modern life: a phenomenological approach:

     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.
   • 1861, George Wilson, Sir Archibald Geikie, Memoir of Edward Forbes:

     There are no talkable people within ten miles, except a coast-guard officer, and a pleasant parson, three miles off.

   • 1902, Henry Van Dyke, The Blue Flower:

     But he always came back in good spirits, talkable and charming.

Antonyms

• untalkable