"speakingness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: speaking + -ness Etymology templates: {{suf|en|speaking|ness}} speaking + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} speakingness (uncountable)
  1. Expressiveness; eloquence. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-speakingness-en-noun-zCywrDiU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 59 41
  2. The quality of producing or conveying speech. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-speakingness-en-noun-xpzIKLVx

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