Meaning of VERBOSITY
| Pronunciation: | | vur'bâsitee
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| | Definition: | | [n] an expressive style that uses excessive words |
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| | Synonyms: | | verboseness |
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| | Antonyms: | | terseness | | |
| | See Also: | | circumlocution, expressive style, long-windedness, periphrasis, pleonasm, prolixity, prolixness, repetitiousness, repetitiveness, style, verbiage, wordiness | |
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| | Definition: | | \Ver*bos"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Verbosities}. [L. verbositas:
cf. F. verbosit['e].]
The quality or state of being verbose; the use of more words
than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage.
The worst fault, by far, is the extreme diffuseness and
verbosity of his style. --Jeffrey.
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