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newsworthiness; topicality; ability to generate buzz
The quality of being interesting or noteworthy enough to become a topic of conversation. Used to evaluate how much public attention something can attract.
この映画は話題性が高い。
This movie has high buzz.
話題性のある商品はSNSで拡散されやすい。
Products with topicality tend to spread easily on social media.
話題性だけでなく中身の質も大切にするべきだ。
You should value the quality of the content, not just its ability to generate buzz.
Formed from 話題 (topic, subject of conversation) and the suffix 性 (quality, nature). It describes the inherent potential of something to become widely discussed.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 話題性が高い / 低い — has high/low buzz potential
- 話題性のある〜 — something newsworthy; something that generates buzz
- 話題性を狙う — to aim for topicality
- 話題性に富む — to be rich in newsworthiness
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 話題 — topic, subject (the base word; refers to the topic itself rather than its quality)
- 注目度 — degree of attention (measures how much attention something gets)
- 知名度 — name recognition, fame (focuses on how well-known something is)
USAGE:
Commonly used in media, marketing, and entertainment contexts. In the age of social media, 話題性 has become a key metric for evaluating content, events, and products.