Synonyms for wordiness
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Noun
1. Verbosity
verbosity, verbiage, prolixity, logorrhea US, logorrhoea UK, long-windedness, prolixness, windiness
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Definitions
- n. 1
The excessive, often unnecessary, use of words.
Forms
- Plural
- wordinesses → verbosities, verbiages, prolixities, logorrheas…
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Verbosity and wordiness denote an excess of words in proportion to the thought.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- verbiage Words should be meaningful, not just verbiage.
- verbosity He was a very kind man, but his verbosity was exasperating.
By length
- 7 letters
- wordage
- 8 letters
- verbiage3
- 9 letters
- verbosity, prolixity, logorrhea, windiness
- 10 letters
- logorrhoea, prolixness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (verbiage3 = 3 syllables).