verbosity

[ ver-bos-i-tee ]

/ vərˈbɒs ɪ ti /

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noun

the state or quality of being verbose; superfluity of words; wordiness: His speeches were always marred by verbosity.

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

non·ver·bos·i·ty, noun

The last chapter, however, surpasses all the others in verbosity.
Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871|Various
He must learn to exchange his verbosity for action in the great battle of life.
The Hindoos as they Are|Shib Chunder Bose
She was glad that she did not have to talk, that her new employer's verbosity covered up her own silence.
Find the Woman|Arthur Somers Roche
An unnecessary profusion of words is called verbiage: verbosity, wordiness.
The Verbalist|Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)

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