verboseness 1
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
Synonyms
- verbosity 1
an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
Hypernym
a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
EnglishAntonym
terseness 1
noun
a neatly short and concise expressive style
Derivationally related form
verbose 1
adjective
using or containing too many words
Hyponym
verbiage 1
noun
overabundance of words
prolixity 1
noun
boring verbosity
circumlocution 1
noun
a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
repetitiveness 1
noun
verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions
pleonasm 1
noun
using more words than necessary
