verbosity
[ver-bos-i-tee]
noun
the state or quality of being verbose; superfluity of words; wordiness: His speeches were always marred by verbosity.
Origin of verbosity
Synonyms for verbosity
Antonyms for verbosity
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Related Words for verbosity
verboseness, verbiage, loquacity, prolixity, logorrhea, loquaciousness, talkativeness, garrulousExamples from the Web for verbosity
Historical Examples of verbosity
Yet his fluency never ran off into the fatal channels of verbosity.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3)John Morley
The last chapter, however, surpasses all the others in verbosity.
He must learn to exchange his verbosity for action in the great battle of life.
The Hindoos as they AreShib Chunder Bose
He draweth out the thread of his verbosity, finer than the staple of his argument.
The Sword of DamoclesAnna Katharine Green
But those Irish Shylocks must have their pound of verbosity.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper