Prolixity

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state of being prolix; extension; length.
  • noun. Lengthiness; minute and superfluous detail; tediousness.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality or state of being prolix; great length; minute detail.
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  • noun. long-windedness, an excess of words
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  • noun. boring verbosity
    • Word Usage
    "I shall want the rest to lengthen out the 9th for which the business with Burgundy affords not enough materials. prolixity is always bad."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    brevity  conciseness  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    verboseness  verbosity  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    flatulence  turgidity  turgidness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    angulation  buncombe  diffuseness  digressions  elaboration  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bedizenment  big mouth  boringness  candor  cloud of words  
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