Definition of TALKIE

talkie

Plural: talkies

Noun

  • An early sound film, as distinct from silent movies.
  • a movie with synchronized speech and singing
  • A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.
  • A song in which the lyrics are spoken rather than sung.

Examples

  • His grandparents reminisced about the days before TALKIES, much like he lamented the era before Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Clipping of talking picture, via + -ie, and thus morphologically parallel with movie.

Synonyms

talking picture

Scrabble Score: 10

talkie: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
talkie: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
talkie: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

talkie: valid Words With Friends Word