Conversableness

/kənˈvɜːrsəbəlnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality of being conversable; friendliness and willingness to engage in social discussion.

Etymology

From conversable + -ness (Germanic suffix forming abstract nouns). This noun form allows abstract description of someone's conversational nature and social warmth.

Kelly Says

The addition of '-ness' to 'conversable' creates a word that sounds thoroughly 18th-century—'conversableness' is the kind of term Jane Austen's characters would discuss when evaluating potential friends or marriage partners. It's character assessment disguised as linguistics.

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