Synonyms

verbality

American

[ver-bal-i-tee] / vərˈbæl ɪ ti /

noun

plural

verbalities

wordiness; verbal diffuseness.

a speech full of tedious verbality.
a verbal expression of an idea or thought.
the quality or character of a verb.

Etymology

Origin of verbality

First recorded in 1635–45; verbal + -ity

Example Sentences

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The "precise verbality" is merely a private trouble of the poets.

From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 23, 1914 by Various

One feels that in the theologians' hands, they are only a set of titles obtained by a mechanical manipulation of synonyms; verbality has stepped into the place of vision, professionalism into that of life.

From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William

"I will disarm him with smiles and pleasant words," she every day resolved; yet every day was she pierced anew with his arrowy verbality.

From Hubert's Wife A Story for You by Lee, Minnie Mary

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