HyperDic: verbosity

English > 1 sense of the word verbosity:
NOUNcommunicationverbosity, verbosenessan expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
English > verbosity: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningAn expressive style that uses excessive or empty words.
Synonymverboseness
Narrowercircumlocution, periphrasis, ambageA style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
pleonasmUsing more words than necessary
prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordinessboring verbosity
repetitiveness, repetitiousnessverboseness resulting from excessive repetitions
verbiage, verbalismoverabundance of words
Broaderexpressive style, styleA way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
OppositetersenessA neatly short / short and concise expressive style
Spanishfacundia, verbosidad
Catalanfacúndia, verbositat
Adjectivesverboseusing or containing too many words

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