verbosity

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being verbose; the use of more words than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

wordiness verboseness rhetoric diffusion repetition redundancy padding eloquence fluency flatulence pomposity hot air bombast circumlocution prolixity
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Antonyms

death aphasia collection brief silence ambiguity
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Hyponyms

circumlocution prolixity periphrasis prolixness pleonasm

Derivatives

verbosities

Examples

I also try to discipline myself when I get into a situation... and I'm trying to think of an answer, instead of being verbose, which is a tendency that I have, to be concise. Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things. Dan Quayle

He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. William Shakespeare

Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things. Dan Quayle

Gladstone speaking of Disraeli A sophistical rhetorician, inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity. Benjamin Disraeli

Himself influenced by Italian neorealism, Bimal Roy was a mentor to both Mukherjee and Gulzar, and from him, one can guess, they may have learnt the tricky art of spotting cinematic potential from the verbosity of the page. Source: Internet

A different but common way to say this is "obsessive verbosity". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

verbose verbosely verboseness verboten verbum sapienti verbum sat