verbosity

[ ver-bos-i-tee ]

noun

1. the state or quality of being verbose; superfluity of words; wordiness:

   His speeches were always marred by verbosity.

   Synonyms: turgidity, prolixity, redundancy

   Antonyms: pithiness, terseness

Other Words From

• nonver·bosi·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of verbosity¹

From the Late Latin word verbōsitās, dating back to 1535–45. See verbose, -ity

Example Sentences

Even Netflix itself got in on the memes devoted to Geralt’s hilarious lack of verbosity in the first season, but that’s a gag that would have gotten old eventually, and fortunately the writers realized this.

From Time

The last chapter, however, surpasses all the others in verbosity.

From Project Gutenberg

He must learn to exchange his verbosity for action in the great battle of life.

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She was glad that she did not have to talk, that her new employer's verbosity covered up her own silence.

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An unnecessary profusion of words is called verbiage: verbosity, wordiness.

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Its first meaning of "abundance" is liable, as Erasmus begins by showing, to be understood as mere verbosity.

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