Verbosity

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state or character of being verbose: employment of a superabundance of words; the use of more words than are necessary; wordiness; prolixity: said either of a speaker or writer, or of what is said or written.
  • noun. Synonyms Verbiage, etc. See pleonasm.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality or state of being verbose; the use of more words than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage.
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  • noun. The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision; long-windedness
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  • noun. an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
    • Word Usage
    "Sure I can indulge in verbosity, if I have the time or inclination."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    expressive style  style  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    ambage  circumlocution  long-windedness  periphrasis  pleonasm  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bombast  circumlocution  dumbness  fraudulence  imitativeness  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bedizenment  big mouth  bombast  candor  cloud of words  
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