verbosity

Meaning

The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision.

Synonyms

prolixity

wordiness

talkativeness

verbiage

verboseness

verbalism

loquacity

redundancy

garrulousness

verbalization

long-windedness

garrulity

amplification of a discourse

circumlocution

diffusion

gab

prattle

tautology

twaddle

waffle

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windiness

chatter

Translations

verbosidad

verbosité

verbosità

Verbosität

verbosidade

Weitschweifigkeit

prolissità

πολυλογία

Wortfülle

verbositat

Gesprächigkeit

Geschwätzigkeit

Langatmigkeit

Wortarten

Wortschwall

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vəˈbɒsəti/

Etymology

From Middle French verbosité, from Late Latin verbōsitās. By surface analysis, verbose + -ity.