Wordiness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The quality of being wordy or of abounding with words.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality or state of being wordy, or abounding with words; verboseness.
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  • noun. The excessive, often unnecessary, use of words in a sentence.
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  • noun. boring verbosity
    • Word Usage
    "Sometimes they are better replaced by the more concise regarding, concerning, about or as to, but not always: when used infrequently their relative wordiness is not unsightly."
    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
    bellicosity  braggadocio  cantankerousness  circumlocution  diffuseness  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verboseness  verbosity  
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