verbosity

American  

[ver-bos-i-tee] / vərˈbɒs ɪ ti /

noun

1. the state or quality of being verbose; superfluity of words; wordiness.

   His speeches were always marred by verbosity.

   Synonyms:

   turgidity, redundancy, prolixity

   Antonyms:

   pithiness, terseness

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Other Word Forms

• nonverbosity noun

Etymology

Origin of verbosity

From the Late Latin word verbōsitās, dating back to 1535–45. See verbose, -ity

Example Sentences

It's that incredible thing that I'm sure is John Williams, where it's like, "OK, how do we communicate? We have to communicate on a musical level if we don't understand the verbosity of another species."

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2023

It will also let developers decide their AI's style of tone and verbosity.

From Reuters • Mar. 15, 2023

But it’s a shame when the character’s verbosity distracts from the trilogy’s other achievements: history rendered with immediacy, with tones and perspectives sometimes engagingly varied.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2022

At a reception after the event, there were canapés, “Centenary Sidecars” and jokes about the verbosity of writers.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2022

His wife, my father's sister, was tall, sparely built, and somewhat inclined to verbosity.

From A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)