n. Function: noun
the quality or state or an instance of being wordy FF1C; his two-hour lecture was the epitome of verbosity FF1E; FF1C; flowery verbosities weakened his speech FF1E;
Synonyms: prolixity, prolixness, verbalism, verboseness, windiness, wordiness; compare VERBIAGE 1
Related Words: bombast, grandiloquence; long-windedness; redundancy
Contrasted Words: conciseness, preciseness, succinctness, terseness; leanness, tightness