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Dialogue vs Talky - What's the difference?

dialogue | talky |

As a noun dialogue

is a conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.

As a verb dialogue

is (informal|business) to discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.

As an adjective talky is

(of a person) talkative or loquacious.

dialogue

English

Alternative forms

* (US and computing) dialog

Noun

(en noun)
  • A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
    • Bill and Melinda maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.
  • * 2013 , Paul Harris, Lance Armstrong faces multi-million dollar legal challenges after confession'' (in ''The Guardian , 19 January 2013)[http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jan/19/lance-armstrong-legal-challenges-confession]
    • The hours of dialogue with Winfrey, which culminated in a choked-up moment on Friday night as he discussed the impact of his cheating on his family, appear to have failed to give Armstrong the redemption that he craves.
  • In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
    • The movie had great special effects, but the dialogue was lackluster.
  • A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
    • A literary historian, she specialized in the dialogues of ancient Greek philosophers.
  • (computing) A dialogue box.
    • Once the My Computer dialogue opens, select Local Disk (C:), then right click and scroll down.

    Antonyms

    * introspection * monologue * multilogue

    Derived terms

    ( conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals) * dialogic * dialogical * dialogically * dialogism * dialogist * dialogistic * dialogistically * dialogize * modal dialogue

    Related terms

    * dialect * dialectic

    Verb

    (dialogu)
  • (informal, business) To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.
    • Pearson wanted to dialogue with his overseas counterparts about the new reporting requirements.
  • (obsolete) To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.
    • (Shakespeare)

    talky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (of a person) Talkative or loquacious
  • (of a book etc) Containing a great deal of dialogue or talking in general
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 24, author=Allan Kozinn, title=Music of the Spheres and the Pain of Earthly Matters, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=It was a pleasant enough presentation, if talkier than strictly necessary. }}

    Derived terms

    *talkiness

    See also

    *talkie *