verbosity

vərˈbɑsɪti

verbosities

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Definition of verbosity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

rhetoric

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excessive use of words in speech or writing

Rare

His verbosity made the speech hard to follow.
The article's verbosity made it tedious to read.
Her verbosity often led to lengthy meetings.

long-windedness

prolixity

wordiness

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Origin of verbosity

Latin, verbosus (full of words)

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verbiage

verbosity

excessive use of words in writing or speech

lengthily

adv.

verbosity

in a verbose or wordy manner

logorrhea

excessive verbosity

excessive flow of words in speech or writing

logorrhoea

excessive verbosity

excessive flow of words in speech or writing

overword

verbosity

use too many words to express something

pleonastic

adj.

verbosity

using more words than necessary

prolixity

boring verbosity

tedious and boring wordiness

prolixness

verbosity

quality of being excessively wordy and tedious

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French:verbosité, ...
German:Weitschweifigkeit, ...
Italian:verbosità, ...
Spanish:verbosidad, ...
Portuguese:verbosidade, ...
Chinese:啰嗦, ...
Japanese:冗長性, ...
Arabic:إِسْهَاب, ...
Hebrew:רִבּוּי מִלִּים, ...
Russian:многословие, ...
Ukrainian:багатослівність, ...
Hindi:वर्बोसिटी, ...
Bengali:শব্দবহুলতা, ...
Catalan:verbositat, ...
Czech:upovídanost, ...
Danish:ordrigdom, ...
Dutch:spraakzaamheid, ...
Greek:φλυαρία, ...
Hungarian:bőbeszédűség, ...
Khmer:ការនិយាយវែងអន្លាយ, ...
Korean:장황함, ...
Persian:پرگویی, ...
Polish:gadatliwość, ...
Portuguese (BR):verbosidade, ...
Romanian:verbiaj, ...
Swedish:ordrikedom, ...
Thai:การใช้คำฟุ่มเฟือย, ...
Turkish:aşırı söz kullanımı, ...
Vietnamese:sự dài dòng, ...

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Definition of verbosity - Reverso English Dictionary

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Origin of verbosity

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