verbosity
Plural: verbosities
Noun
- an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
- The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French verbosité, from Late Latin verbōsitās. By surface analysis, verbose + -ity.
Synonyms
verboseness, ambages, circumlocution, logorrhea, logorrhoea, long-windedness, overwordiness, periphrase, periphrasis, perissology, prolixity, verbiage, verbosity, wordiness
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
verbosity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordverbosity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
verbosity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary