verbiage

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Overabundance of words.
2. (countable, uncountable) The manner in which something is expressed in words; word choice.

Synonyms

verbalism

wording

verbosity

diction

wordiness

phraseology

loquacity

wordage

choice of words

phrasing

verboseness

talkativeness

terms

tootle

torrent of words

twaddle

verbalization

waffle

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windiness

expatiation

language

expression

phrase-mongering

chatter

gab

garrulousness

idle talk

locution

phrase

pleonasm

prattle

redundancy

repetition

talk

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Translations

verbiage

woordenvloed

verborrea

Wortschwall

fraseologia

dicção

verbosidad

texte

prolissità

απεραντολογία

fraseologia

dicció

φρασεολογία

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɜː(ɹ).bi.ɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From French verbiage. Compare verb meaning "word" in verbal and verbigerate.