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talkies | talkier |

As a noun talkies

is .

As an adjective talkier is

(talky).

talkies

English

Noun

(head)
  • (dated) Talking movies
  • Usage notes

    Used when movies with synchronized recorded speech became common in filmed entertainment in the 1920s, in contrast to silent films, which printed dialog and were often accompanied by music.

    talkier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (talky)
  • Anagrams

    *

    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 *