talkable

adjective

talk·​able

ˈtȯkəbəl

1

: capable of being talked about

fishing is always a talkable subject

2

: disposed to friendly conversation

a talkable person has the gift … of being interesting, charming, delightful, in the most offhand and various modes of utterance

—Henry Van Dyke

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