Gossipy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

prone to friendly informal communication

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈændmeɪdz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɒsɪpi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɒsɪpi/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈændmeɪdz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

newsy chatty

Word Forms

chat	noun	an informal conversation
gossip	noun	light informal conversation for social occasions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geschwätzig

neigt zu freundlicher, informeller Kommunikation

🇫🇷French

bavard

enclin à une communication informelle amicale

🇪🇸Spanish

chismeado

propenso a la comunicación informal amistosa

🇮🇹Italian

pettegolo

incline alla comunicazione informale e amichevole

🇳🇱Dutch

roddelen

vatbaar voor vriendelijke, informele communicatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

fofoqueiro

propenso a comunicação informal amigável

🇷🇺Russian

сплетничающий

склонен к дружескому неформальному общению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खोखला

मैत्रीपूर्ण अनौपचारिक संचार की प्रवृत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

পরচর্চা

বন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ অনানুষ্ঠানিক যোগাযোগের প্রবণ

🇮🇳Tamil

கிசுகிசு

நட்பு முறைசாரா தகவல்தொடர்புக்கு வாய்ப்புள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

కబుర్లు చెప్పే

స్నేహపూర్వక అనధికారిక సంభాషణకు అవకాశం ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

गप्पाटप्पा

मैत्रीपूर्ण अनौपचारिक संप्रेषणासाठी प्रवण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગપસપ

મૈત્રીપૂર્ણ અનૌપચારિક સંચાર માટે સંવેદનશીલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಾಸಿಪಿ

ಸ್ನೇಹಪರ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ಸಂವಹನಕ್ಕೆ ಒಲವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗോസിപ്പി

സൗഹൃദപരമായ അനൗപചാരിക ആശയവിനിമയത്തിന് സാധ്യത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੁਗਲੀ

ਦੋਸਤਾਨਾ ਅਨੌਪਚਾਰਿਕ ਸੰਚਾਰ ਦੀ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گپ شپ

دوستانہ غیر رسمی مواصلات کا شکار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

八卦的

倾向于友好的非正式沟通

🇯🇵Japanese

うわさ話

フレンドリーで非公式なコミュニケーションをとりやすい

🇰🇷Korean

수다쟁이

친근하고 비공식적인 의사소통을 하는 경향이 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nói hành

có xu hướng giao tiếp thân thiện, không chính thức

🇹🇭Thai

ซุบซิบ

มีแนวโน้มที่จะสื่อสารอย่างไม่เป็นทางการที่เป็นมิตร

🇮🇩Indonesian

suka bergosip

rentan terhadap komunikasi informal yang ramah

🇵🇭Filipino

tsismoso

prone sa palakaibigang impormal na komunikasyon

🇲🇾Malay

merepek

cenderung kepada komunikasi tidak formal yang mesra

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كثير الكلام

يميل إلى التواصل الودي غير الرسمي

🇮🇷Persian

شایعه پراکنی

مستعد ارتباطات غیررسمی دوستانه

🇹🇷Turkish

dedikoducu

Dostça gayri resmi iletişime eğilimli

🇮🇱Hebrew

רכלנית

נוטה לתקשורת לא רשמית ידידותית

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The primary meaning of 'gossipy' is 'prone to friendly informal communication'.

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Using 'gossipy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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