verbosity

[ver-bos-i-tee]

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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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Origin of verbosity

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

Related formsnon·ver·bos·i·ty, noun

Synonyms

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prolixity, redundancy, turgidity.

Antonyms

terseness, pithiness.

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Related Words

verboseness verbiage loquacity prolixity logorrhea loquaciousness talkativeness garrulous

Examples from the Web for verbosity

Historical Examples

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.
Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871
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He must learn to exchange his verbosity for action in the great battle of life.
The Hindoos as they Are
Shib Chunder Bose
He draweth out the thread of his verbosity, finer than the staple of his argument.
The Sword of Damocles
Anna Katharine Green
But those Irish Shylocks must have their pound of verbosity.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 28 1890
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Word Origin and History for verbosity

n.

1540s, from French verbosité (16c.) or directly from Latin verbositas, from verbosus (see verbose).

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